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Software Development Engineer, AWS Intent Driven Networking (AIDN)

Amazon


Job Location:

Santa Clara County, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 165200 - 223600
Posted: 13 September 2026 (5 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 11 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Software Development

Job Summary

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global other words were the people who keep the cloud running. Our team builds AWS Intent Driven Networking (AIDN) the management plane at the heart of the AWS network that compiles declarative intent into network state and applies it to the target fabric. AIDN operates across every AWS region and were making it more robust and scalable as we onboard new fabric types and network layers. Youll design and build distributed systems where correctness safety velocity and blast radius all matter. Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers and collaborate with people across AWS to deliver the highest standards for safety and security. We work on some of the most challenging problems in infrastructure at scale and were looking for talented engineers who want to take them on. Youll find an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Key job responsibilities
As a Software Development Engineer on AIDN you own the full software development lifecycle design implementation testing deployment and operational maintenance for components across the platform. Your components must be secure by design and meet a high bar for consistency availability and network safety. You bring distributed systems knowledge and networking fundamentals to every design decision anticipating how your software behaves at scale and under degraded conditions and factoring those scenarios in from the start. You own your components independently make sound technical trade-offs within your area and hold your work to a high engineering standard: extensible design and well-defined interfaces. You continuously raise operational posture through the right metrics monitoring and alarms that give clear visibility into platform health. You provide meaningful feedback through design and code reviews mentor less-experienced engineers and proactively communicate progress risks and blockers. You collaborate across team boundaries and contribute to the teams technical direction.

About the team
We are the AWS Intent Driven Networking (AIDN) team part of the Core Networking organization within AWS Networking. We own the management plane for the AWS network with a mission to make AWS networks consistent safe predictable and agile at the scale of the worlds largest cloud infrastructure. Want to see what its like to work here Meet Matt Director of Core Networking.
3 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2 years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 1 years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
- 1 years of designing and developing large-scale multi-tiered multi-threaded embedded or distributed software applications tools systems and services using: C# C Java or Perl experience
- 1 years of Object Oriented Design experience
- Bachelors degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science Engineering Mathematics or a related field
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language

- 3 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at CA Santa Clara - 165200.00 - 223600.00 USD annually


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