Software Development Engineer, Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) Networking

Amazon Data Services, Inc.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Herndon, VA is seeking a Software Development Engineer for the AWS Dedicated Cloud (ADC) Networking team.

You will build systems that manage mission-critical networks with high availability and low overhead, collaborating with internal and external teams to develop automated provisioning, event detection, and testing workflows that improve security and reliability. The role requires experience with distributed systems and strong coding ability; familiarity with

Qualifications

• Experience building distributed mission-critical systems.
• Strong coding skills and well-documented, maintainable code.
• Experience with computer networking concepts preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects to deliver scalable software for AWS networks.
• Design, implement, and ensure the quality of services you deliver.
• Collaborate with Network Engineering teams to enable fast software roll-outs.

Job description

Application deadline: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis

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 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 drive software development initiatives 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.

• 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 leader and independent builder on a team that shapes the automation future in networking. You will lead development of new key services 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.

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