Cloud Networking SDE II: Low-Latency Data Plane

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC in Seattle, WA seeks an experienced network software engineer to design and implement data plane networking software on custom hardware running in real-time embedded environments. You will work across the full software lifecycle, delivering high-performance network virtualization that powers EC2 and VPC security policies.

The role emphasizes low-latency, scalable systems, and collaboration with hardware, control plane, and ML teams to solve complex distributed challenges

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.
• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with C, C++, or Rust in large-scale systems.
• Experience with embedded or distributed software architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement data plane networking software on custom hardware.
• Build and improve network virtualization systems for EC2 customers.
• Investigate and resolve complex production issues across distributed embedded systems.
• Collaborate with hardware, control plane, and ML teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.

Skills

C++

C#

Java

Rust

Distributed systems

Networking

Linux

Embedded

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Tools

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC in Seattle, WA seeks an experienced network software engineer to design and implement data plane networking software on custom hardware running in real-time embedded environments. You will work across the full software lifecycle, delivering high-performance network virtualization that powers EC2 and VPC security policies.

The role emphasizes low-latency, scalable systems, and collaboration with hardware, control plane, and ML teams to solve complex distributed challenges