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System Development Engineer, AFT - Platform Engineering & Services

Hyderabad, Telangana · On-site · 1+ yrs · Junior · Full-time

  • python
  • ruby
  • go
  • java
  • c++
  • c#
  • rust
  • linux

System Development Engineer for AFT Platform Engineering building scalable fulfillment network services in Hyderabad.

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Posted 26 Oct 2026 · found on Amazon's own careers page

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Written from 8 current Platform postings on Amazon's own careers page — not questions Amazon has asked.

  1. Walk me through how you'd design a globally distributed seller verification system that needs to keep data consistent across regions while still being fast enough for real-time validation. Where do you put the consistency boundary?
    From the posting: “Drive cross-regional data consistency, caching strategies, and distributed transaction management”
  2. One of your 18+ Labor Insights services starts missing the 10-15 minute report refresh SLA during peak warehouse shift-change hours, and operations managers across several of the 9,800+ facilities are complaining about stale productivity numbers. Walk me through how you'd triage this live.
    From the posting: “own design and development of distributed systems that refresh reports every 10–15 minutes across 3 global regions while maintaining 99.9% availability”
  3. Describe a time when you had to drive a technical initiative end-to-end — from architecture all the way through delivery. What was your role, and what made it hard?
    From the posting: “Lead technical initiatives end-to-end, from architecture through delivery”
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The Amazon Fulfillment Technologies team in Hyderabad is looking for a System Development Engineer to manage all aspects of mission-critical services. Our team of engineers innovate, automate, drive process and service improvements and manage highly available systems that power Amazon fulfillment network worldwide. We are looking for a System Development Engineer to join our team of fungible engineers helping drive strategic initiatives within the AFT. As the ideal candidate for this role, you will have deep hands on experience designing and developing highly scalable and highly available systems.

You will also have experience partnering closely with product, science and operations stakeholders to deliver critical new features and products for the business. Key job responsibilities - Interface with a diverse customer base to understand requirements, priorities, and processes. - Monitor and maintain systems performance & capacity planning using metrics. - Work on expansions of current applications to support new launches - Work on customer issues to identify problems and develop solutions to avoid recurrence by addressing root causes. - Create processes and systems that can be leveraged to help drive efficiencies and quality

About the team

Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) powers Amazon’s global fulfillment network. We invent and deliver software, hardware, and data science solutions that orchestrate processes, robots, machines, and people. The Platform Engineering and Services team under AFT organization helps business and regional operations teams expand the fulfillment network by setting up necessary technology services for new buildings.

Basic qualifications

- 1+ years of systems development experience - Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting infrastructure - Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust - Experience with Linux/Unix

Preferred qualifications

- Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes - Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other related discipline - Knowledge of and proficiency in the use of Python scripting language Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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