Software Development Engineer, ECSoftware Defined Networking, ECNetworking; VPC Core; AWS

Software Development Engineer, EC2 Software Defined Networking, EC2 Networking(VPC Core)

Job  | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain – and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. You’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

The Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Networking team is looking for software engineers who have a passion for diving deep while also being able to see the big picture. We are re‑engineering our virtual networking control plane as part of Amazon’s initiative to get EC2 performance to be as close as possible to that of bare metal. This role involves building, scaling, and maintaining high‑performance software to streamline the management of millions of Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) configurations.

As a Software Engineer with strong Linux coding skills, a passion for improving quality, solving challenging problems, and curiosity about virtual networking, you will own major deliverables and all aspects of the development cycle: scoping, design, implementation, and testing. You will be encouraged to exercise judgment in proactively determining and recommending the best features, designs, and support models based on business objectives, timelines, and resource constraints.

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable cloud services and features that power AWS's core infrastructure.
• Collaborate with product managers and senior engineers to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Write high‑quality, efficient code while adhering to AWS's architectural best practices.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure quality, security, and performance standards.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across AWS services.
• Implement automated testing frameworks to ensure reliability and performance.
• Contribute to on‑call rotations to support production systems.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance.
• Document system designs, APIs, and operational procedures.
• Continuously evaluate and improve existing systems for performance, scalability, and cost‑efficiency.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends.

AWS Utility Computing (UC) delivers innovative cloud services from foundational offerings like S3 and EC2 to industry‑leading products that distinguish AWS in the industry. UC team members support the development of Compute, Database, Storage, IoT, Platform, and Productivity Apps services, including specialized security solutions. Our team actively supports new members through knowledge‑sharing and mentorship. With diverse experience levels, we provide one‑on‑one mentoring and thorough code reviews.

We prioritize your career growth by assigning projects that build your engineering expertise and prepare you for increasingly complex challenges.

• 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 programming with at least one software programming language.

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Experience working effectively across…