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We drive the foundational infrastructure, tools, and best practices behind Amazon's global SOA expansion.\nAs an SDE on the BigMesh team, you'll build centralized traffic management and networking solutions handling security, authentication, authorization, load balancing, and routing for Amazon's most critical services. Your work will directly improve availability, efficiency, and developer productivity by turning complex SOA concerns into managed abstractions that \"just work.\"\nWe use Golang, Rust, and Java. If you're new to any of these, our onboarding will get you up to speed. Come help make developing software at Amazon more seamless and flexible!\nKey job responsibilities\n- Own the full software development lifecycle for Service Mesh features, from design through implementation, testing, and production readiness.\n- Write high-quality, maintainable code in Golang, Rust, or Java that meets Amazon's engineering standards.\n- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and senior engineers to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions for traffic management and connectivity.\n- Design and build networking features (load balancing, routing, throttling, authentication) used by thousands of Amazon services.\n- Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, architecture discussions, and knowledge sharing.\n- Identify and drive process improvements that increase team efficiency and system reliability.\n- Participate in on-call rotation to resolve production issues and proactively mitigate operational risks.\nA day in the life\n- Ship code for high-impact Service Mesh features used across Amazon\n- Debug complex connectivity and dependency issues alongside partner teams\n- Review designs and guide Away-Team engineers on best practices\n- Advise stakeholders on technical trade-offs and effort estimates\n- Triage and resolve production issues during on-call rotation\nAbout the team\nYou'll be joining the Big Mesh team, the team that owns services and connectivity solutions for Amazon's internal services.\nAs part of this team, you'll be responsible for the ensuring we continue to develop better connectivity solutions for our Amazon teams and simplify/remove the hurdles the builders face as they navigate the complex networking architecture at Amazon.\nThe team is always looking for ways to improve the engineer experience through process improvements and automation. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to these efforts and help shape the team's engineering practices.\nBy joining this team, you'll play a critical role in delivering the core functionality that powers Amazon's internal connectivity solutions. Your contributions will have a direct impact on the shopping experience of millions of Amazon customers worldwide.\nBasic qualifications\n- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience\n- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience\n- Experience programming with at least one software programming language\nPreferred qualifications\n- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience\n- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent\nAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.\nOur 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.\nThe 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. 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