Senior Cloud Networking Systems Engineer (C/Rust)

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 168,100 - 227,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs included

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle is seeking a senior systems software engineer to design and implement low‑level networking software for EC2’s instance networking stack, running on custom hardware in real‑time embedded environments.

You will lead and mentor engineers, design data‑plane networking protocols, and collaborate with hardware, control plane, and ML platform teams to deliver scalable, secure VPC connectivity with sub‑second latency at massive scale.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• 7+ years of programming in at least one language.
• 7+ years of design/architecture leadership for complex systems.
• Experience mentoring, tech lead, or leading an engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor junior engineers on impactful and challenging projects
• 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

Mentorship/Tech lead

System design/Architecture

Distributed embedded systems

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

C

Rust

Embedded systems

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle is seeking a senior systems software engineer to design and implement low‑level networking software for EC2’s instance networking stack, running on custom hardware in real‑time embedded environments.

You will lead and mentor engineers, design data‑plane networking protocols, and collaborate with hardware, control plane, and ML platform teams to deliver scalable, secure VPC connectivity with sub‑second latency at massive scale.