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Senior Software Dev Engineer, EC2 Hyperplane

Amazon· Amazon Data Services, Inc.
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Seattle, WA$168.1k - $227.4kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Senior role building next-generation software-defined networks for AWS networking services. Lead and design highly scalable distributed systems for EC2 network virtualization, mentor engineers, and drive operational excellence in a high-scale environment.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable distributed systems that power AWS EC2's network virtualization infrastructure, ensuring low-latency and high-throughput performance for millions of customer workloads
  • Lead technical design and architecture decisions for critical components of the Hyperplane platform, including packet processing, network policy enforcement, and traffic management systems
  • Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and technical guidance, raising the engineering bar across the team
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including network engineering, security, and product management to deliver customer-facing features and improvements
  • Optimize system performance through profiling, benchmarking, and implementing improvements to meet stringent latency and throughput requirements
  • Participate in on-call rotations, troubleshoot complex production issues, and drive operational excellence initiatives to improve system reliability and availability
  • Contribute to long-term technical strategy and roadmap planning, identifying opportunities for innovation and architectural improvements
  • Write high-quality, maintainable code in languages such as C++, Rust, or Java, following best practices for testing, documentation, and deployment

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
  • 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
  • Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

Skills

Required:Distributed systems designCode review & mentoringC++, Rust, or Java

Benefits

  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
  • Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans
  • EAP, Mental Health Support
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)
  • Comprehensive benefits information available via Amazon benefits page
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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