SDE II: EC2 Networking & Nitro - Low-Latency Systems

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

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle is seeking an experienced Software Engineer for EC2 Instance Networking.

You will design and implement data plane networking software on custom hardware, write low-level systems code in C and Rust, and help scale VPC connectivity and security policies for AWS customers. The role spans hardware, firmware, and software, solving complex distributed systems challenges at massive scale with sub-second latency.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• Design and implement data plane networking software on custom hardware, working across the full software lifecycle from design through deployment and operations
• Build and improve network virtualization systems that deliver VPC connectivity, security policy enforcement, and performance isolation for EC2 customers
• Investigate and resolve complex production issues across distributed embedded systems, driving root cause analysis and permanent fixes
• Collaborate with partner teams across hardware, control plane, and ML platforms to deliver end-to-end solutions

Skills

C++

C#

Java

Perl

Linux

Networking protocols

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle is seeking an experienced Software Engineer for EC2 Instance Networking.

You will design and implement data plane networking software on custom hardware, write low-level systems code in C and Rust, and help scale VPC connectivity and security policies for AWS customers. The role spans hardware, firmware, and software, solving complex distributed systems challenges at massive scale with sub-second latency.