Software Engineer - Route 53 DNS Security & Profiles

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Route 53 is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Arlington, VA to join the team responsible for the DNS Firewall and Route 53 Profiles. You will work across the stack to design, build, and operate scalable security and DNS management services for enterprise customers.

The role emphasizes large-scale distributed systems, collaboration with stakeholders, and mentorship of junior engineers. A strong background in engineering distributed systems and networking software is expected.

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.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

Responsibilities

• Work across the entire stack—control plane, data plane, API surfaces, and integrations with Route 53 Resolver and AWS services.
• Design and build advanced detection features and improve configurability for customers.
• Coach and develop junior engineers and drive system architecture for a scalable product.

Skills

Software development

Design/architecture

Programming in at least one language

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon Route 53 is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Arlington, VA to join the team responsible for the DNS Firewall and Route 53 Profiles. You will work across the stack to design, build, and operate scalable security and DNS management services for enterprise customers.

The role emphasizes large-scale distributed systems, collaboration with stakeholders, and mentorship of junior engineers. A strong background in engineering distributed systems and networking software is expected.