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$144k – $194k per year
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In office (Seattle)
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Middle · 3+ years exp
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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 30, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 30, 2026. Amazon scores B on the Alion truth index.

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Amazon is an American technology and retail conglomerate founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 as an online bookstore and headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It operates the world's largest online marketplace together with a global logistics network, physical grocery stores and a third-party seller platform that accounts for most units sold. Amazon Web Services, launched in 2006, is the leading public cloud provider and generates the majority of the group's operating profit, while advertising, Prime Video, Alexa devices and Kuiper satellite broadband round out the business.

Are you a developer passionate about building incredible software? Committed to quality, agility, and consistency? Curious how software and AI/ML can operate and maintain one of the world's largest networks?

If so, come join us - automate the future of global networks at unprecedented scale, and thrive in a team where your voice matters.

AWS Infrastructure Services is looking for a Software Development Engineer to join the Data Center Network organization. We're the people who keep the cloud running - owning the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In this role, you'll work with customers, leadership, and peers to automate and invent new ways of operating the AWS network. You'll build best practices, improve operational procedures, and deliver iterative impact with a proactive mindset. You'll collaborate across AWS to deliver the highest standards of safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost. You'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion. You'll be responsible for building software services that deploy and scale the Amazon networks supporting AWS, customers, and other business units across multiple global datacenters.

Key job responsibilities

You'll solve complex, ambiguous problems with efficiency and high quality. You'll play a pivotal role in shaping the vision, design, roadmap, and operationalization of customer-facing services - given an outcome and the freedom to chart the direction through data-driven decisions. Think startup pace, with the backing of a large company.

We're looking for an experienced Software Development Engineer with a strong track record building production-quality distributed systems. You're comfortable in a fast-paced environment where new services and features ship rapidly. You write high-quality, extensible code and bring established engineering expertise to the table. You mentor junior engineers, manage competing priorities with ease, and bring clarity to ambiguous situations. You identify and implement optimizations for performance, scalability, and efficiency. You communicate clearly - both written and verbal - across organizations. Maturity, sound judgment, and the ability to influence and lead are essential.

You'll also:

  • Develop best in class software systems for automating Amazon's network.
  • Part of the team that shapes the automation future in networking.
  • Use and develop tools and process that collect & rationalize data from different sources and frameworks that 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.
  • Work closely with our Network Engineering teams to ensure fast and smooth software roll-outs.
  • Identify and troubleshoot recurring platform issues with effective escalation to senior-level engineering teams.
  • Learn, design, and build cloud-computing system software for a diverse set of customers. A day in the life You will work with customers to gather requirements and generate technical designs, and you will carry the project through all the software lifecycle stages. You’ll develop products that enable builders to develop and operate robust, high-quality software and safely, securely, and reliably deploy it. You will use your technical expertise and communication skills to mentor other engineers and provide training and support for our technologies. You will have access to leadership and engineering staff. About the team The CASE (Compliance and Security) team ensures the security and compliance of the CLOS fabric control plane at AWS. We maintain configuration compliance across the fleet, ensure devices run the latest approved operating systems, lead the end-to-end process for OS promotion, testing, and deployment, own the Capacity Out of Service (COOS) restoration program, and remediate control plane security issues. The broader CFE organization focuses on designing cost-effective CLOS topologies, maximizing port availability, and managing the full platform lifecycle-from hardware qualification through decommissioning. CFE also ensures configuration and OS compliance across the fleet, and leads OS promotion, testing, and deployment. Meet Matt, VP, Core Networking --- https://youtu.be/DqTStjRtjX4

Basic 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

- 2+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience

- Experience programming with at least one software programming language

- Knowledge of networking fundamentals

Preferred qualifications

- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

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