Software Development Engineer, EC2 Software Defined Networking, VPC Core

About the role

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and collaborate with diverse teams including software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, and operations managers.

The Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Networking team is looking for software engineers to re-engineer our virtual networking control plane, aiming to get EC2 performance as close as possible to bare metal. This role involves building, scaling, and maintaining high-performance software to manage millions of Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) configurations. You will own major deliverables across the entire development cycle: scoping, design, implementation, and testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable systems and services for Amazon EC2 (VPC), ensuring high availability and performance for millions of customers worldwide.
• Build and optimize networking infrastructure components including subnets, route tables, security groups, and network ACLs to enhance customer experience and system reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements, architect solutions, and deliver features that improve VPC functionality and customer workflows.
• Write clean, maintainable code and conduct thorough code reviews to maintain high engineering standards across the team.
• Troubleshoot complex distributed systems issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term solutions to prevent recurrence.
• Participate in on-call rotations to ensure 24/7 operational excellence and rapid incident response for VPC services.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing sessions.
• Contribute to technical documentation, design documents, and operational runbooks to support team knowledge and service maintainability.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce operational burden, improve system performance, and enhance monitoring and alerting capabilities.

About the team

The EC2 VPC team builds and operates the foundational networking infrastructure that powers Amazon's cloud computing platform. We design and maintain highly scalable, reliable systems that enable customers to create isolated virtual networks within AWS. Our team is responsible for core networking components including subnets, route tables, security groups, and network ACLs that serve millions of customers globally. We focus on delivering exceptional customer experiences through continuous innovation, operational excellence, and building robust distributed systems.

• Core VPC Team: Our services underpin the fabric of the EC2 cloud, offering opportunities to make a large impact and drive the roadmap for the Amazon cloud.
• Opportunities for growth and leadership: Work alongside principal engineers, mentor junior engineers, and influence the direction of the service.
• Direct Customer Contact: Maintain and enhance what you build, working directly with customers to understand and guide their needs.
• Scale New Heights: Tackle fun, complex problems as cloud adoption accelerates and demands grow.

Requirements

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience (design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and existing systems.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Experience working effectively across cross-functional teams and partnering well with people at all levels within an organization.
• Experience working with technical and product stakeholders to define requirements, prioritize features, and influence product roadmaps.

Pay

USA, WA, Seattle - $143,700.00 - $194,400.00 USD annually.

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.

Benefits

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and optional supplemental life plans).
• Employee Assistance Program (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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.