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System Development Engineer II – AMZ010187

Amazon Data Services, Inc

Denver, COFull-time$129–175K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$129–175K/yr
Location
Denver, CO
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Amazon Data Services seeks a System Development Engineer II to build automation tools, support fleet operations, and diagnose critical software and system failures. The role provides operational ticket support and technical consultation to internal customers, while partnering with software development teams on corporate infrastructure systems and database queries. Candidates need a bachelor's degree or an accepted experience alternative, plus experience supporting distributed applications, database servers, and Windows, Linux, or Unix environments.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Distributed ApplicationsDatabase Server MaintenanceSystem TroubleshootingSQLWindowsLinuxUnixMySQLOracleSQL Server

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, or Related Field or Equivalent ExperienceOne Year of ExperienceThree Years of Related Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

MULTIPLE POSITIONS AVAILABLE Employer: Amazon Data Services, Inc. Offered Position: System Development Engineer II -- AMZ010187 Job Location: 1515 Wynkoop St, Denver, CO, 80202 Job Number: AMZ010187 Position Responsibilities: Build tools that automate and streamline processes to make fleet operations more efficient. Respond to large scale events involving these fleets. Diagnose and fix critical software and system failures. Serve as a mentor and resource to other engineers and assist in training new engineers. Provide first line of defense daytime support for operational tickets for all software development teams within the organization. Propose, drive and implement technical solutions for automation, efficiency and scalability. Partner with the software development teams to support corporate infrastructure systems and perform database queries (SQL) using Window, Linux, or Unix based operating systems and SQL Server databases. Provide support and technical consultation to Amazon internal customers. Position Requirements: Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field and one year of experience in the job offered, or as a Systems Administrator, or a related occupation. Employer will accept three years of experience in the job offered or related occupation as equivalent to the Bachelor's degree and one year of experience. Must have one year of experience in the following skill(s): (1) supporting large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services; (2) supporting and maintaining database servers including MySQL, Oracle, or equivalent database; and (3) troubleshooting systemic problems in a Windows, Linux, or Unix based environment. Amazon.com is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer -- Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation. 40 hours / week, 8:00am -- 5:00pm, Salary Range $129,200 - $174,800. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information visit: https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Apply online at www.amazon.jobs{rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"} ., searching by AMZ010187

How this job compares

Set against the 2,535 open Systems Administrator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$129–175K/yr
  • Colorado median$93–143K/yr136 salary ranges
  • US median$85–130K/yr1,702 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $152K, is 27% above the Colorado median midpoint ($120K) — in the top quarter of Systems Administrator salary ranges in Colorado.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 176 open Systems Administrator jobs in Colorado and 2,535 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Colorado
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Systems Administrator postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 2,176 postings).
Education
723 of the 2,535 open Systems Administrator jobs (29%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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