Software Development Engineer, EC2 Networking (VPC Core)

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global other words were the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers storage networking power and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and were looking for talented people who want to help.

Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

The Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Networking team is looking for software engineers who have a passion for diving deep while also being able to see the big picture. We are re-engineering our virtual networking control plane as part of Amazons initiative to get EC2 performance to be as close as possible to that of bare metal. This role would involve being part of the team that owns building scaling and maintaining high performance software to streamline the management of millions of Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) configurations.

If you are a Software Engineer with a strong background coding in Linux a passion for improving quality solving challenging problems and curiosity about virtual networking then this is your opportunity to own major deliverables and all aspects of the development cycle: scoping design implementation and testing. You will be encouraged to exercise judgment in proactively determining and recommending the best features designs and support models based on business objectives timelines and resource constraints.

What makes this team a great place to work Our services underpin the fabric of the EC2 cloud. You have the opportunity to make a large impact and drive the road map for the Amazon cloud.

Key job responsibilities
- Design develop and maintain scalable cloud services and features that power AWSs core infrastructure
- Collaborate with product managers and senior engineers to translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Write high-quality efficient code while adhering to AWSs architectural best practices
- Participate in code reviews to ensure quality security and performance standards
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across AWS services
- Implement automated testing frameworks to ensure reliability and performance
- Contribute to on-call rotations to support production systems
- Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance
- Document system designs APIs and operational procedures
- Continuously evaluate and improve existing systems for performance scalability and cost-efficiency
- Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends

About the team
Our team actively supports new members through knowledge-sharing and mentorship. With diverse experience levels we provide one-on-one mentoring and thorough code reviews. We prioritize your career growth by assigning projects that build your engineering expertise and prepare you for increasingly complex challenges.

- 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
- 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.

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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 WA Seattle - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually