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System Development Engineer, Tactical Automation Group (TAG)

Amazon

Location

Austin, TX

Type

Full-time

Posted

10/15/2026

Compensation

$129,200 - $174,800 per year

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.1% approval+9% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

The Tactical Automation Group (TAG) is seeking an experienced Systems Development Engineer to enhance automation services connecting Amazon's fulfillment sites to the cloud. This role focuses on developing and maintaining serverless control plane systems that ensure high availability and scalability. The ideal candidate will work closely with various teams to deliver self-service solutions for network provisioning. The position is based in Austin, Texas, and offers a competitive salary and benefits.

Requirements

  • Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure.
  • Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, or Rust.
  • Experience with Linux/Unix.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes.
  • 3+ years of designing or architecting new and existing systems.
  • Experience with distributed systems at scale.
  • Bachelor's degree.
  • Experience building services using AWS products.

Responsibilities

  • Identify business problems, gather data, propose solutions, and lead implementation across distributed automation services.
  • Design scalable backend systems and APIs that integrate with Amazon's network infrastructure.
  • Lead the development and maintenance of serverless control plane systems.
  • Partner closely with Network Engineering and cross-functional infrastructure teams.
  • Participate in on-call rotations to ensure high availability of critical onboarding systems.
  • Write clean, maintainable code with comprehensive testing and documentation.

Benefits

  • Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Amazon Com Services Llc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

3,290

FY2026

Approval rate

99.1%

FY2026

LCA certified

32,937

FY2026

Entry-level share

10.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+9%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-44%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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