Senior Software Development Engineer - AWS, Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) Networking

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

AWS ADC Networking is seeking a Software Development Engineer to define architecture and build highly available, distributed systems for dedicated cloud networking. You will drive automated switch provisioning, event detection, and workflow testing while collaborating with internal and external teams to enhance security and availability across ADC Regions.

You will lead software projects, mentor engineers, and work with Network Engineering to optimize service delivery and rollout.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming experience in at least one language.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new/existing systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects to solve distributed systems problems at global scale.
• Develop best-in-class software systems for automating the network.
• Design, implement, and ensure the quality of services delivered.

Skills

Software development experience

Programming in at least one language

Design/architecture leadership

Mentor/tech lead

5+ years experience

Education

Bachelor's degree required

CSSLP certification

CS degree or equivalent

Job description

The AWS Networking organization is looking for a Software Development Engineer to join our Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) Networking team. As a Software Development Engineer on our team, you will define the technical architecture and build systems that manage mission-critical networks with high availability and low operational overhead. You will work closely with internal and external software development teams to develop new products such as automated switch provisioning, automated event detection, and continuous workflow testing that improve the security and availability of our networks.

ADC Networking owns the entire lifecycle - design, build, deployment, scaling, sustaining engineering, and operations - of our networks connecting between and within the data centers for a dedicated customer region, interconnections to customer networks, and the solutions that enable remote access to these regions from secure operations facilities. You will develop, evolve, and optimize these systems, to help protect our customers and provide an improved experience.

Successful candidates have experience building highly distributed mission-critical systems, are self-directed, and love to work on challenging and complex problems. You are a passionate coder, who values simplicity of implementation leading to highly maintainable code that is well documented and easy to follow. Experience with computer networking concepts is preferred.

The candidate selected must obtain and maintain a security clearance at the TS/SCI with polygraph level. Upon start, the selected candidate will be sponsored for a commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.

Key job responsibilities You will influence the direction of our technology and software development to continually deliver new capabilities that meet the needs of our customers worldwide. Your experience leading software development projects will help us implement automated solutions across a variety of applications and systems.

You Will

• Lead projects to disambiguate and solve challenging distributed systems problems on a global scale.
• Develop best in class software systems for automating Amazon's network.
• Be responsible for the design, implementation, and quality of services you deliver.
• Learn, design, and build cloud-computing systems for a diverse set of customers and contribute to documentation of process and procedures.
• Use and develop tools and processes that collect & rationalize data from different sources and frameworks to reduce workloads.
• Use data to measure success and take responsibility for the quality of your service and, regardless of their source; Strive to prevent faults from impacting your customers.
• Be a leader on an agile team, independently drive challenging projects and milestones to completion.
• Work closely with our Network Engineering teams to ensure fast and smooth software roll-outs and design and recommend optimization for service delivery and fleets.

A day in the life

You will be a technical leader on a team that shapes the automation future in networking. You will lead development of new key services and partner with stakeholders across the organization to improve networking security and availability posture in ADC Regions. You will play a leading role by interacting with customers, gathering requirements, then influencing how we design, develop, build, deploy, and support new features and functionality.

You will collaborate with Senior Engineers with deep knowledge in network architecture. You will have the opportunity expand your horizons, mentoring engineers across the organization and expanding your influence as a technical leader. With an open-minded team such as ours, you will have an eager-to-learn unit of peers with whom you get to grow mutually.

About The Team

AWS ADC Networking (Amazon Dedicated Cloud) owns datacenter network services that provide unconstrained connectivity to dedicated US Government customers. They own the networks end to end, including scaling, design, and operational functions.

You'll join a diverse team of software and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll 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 you'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional)
• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Experience leading and influencing your team or organization
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Experience with distributed systems at scale
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph

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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, VA, Herndon - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually

Company

Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Job ID: A10466704