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Software Development Engineer, EC2 Instance Networking

Amazon· Software Development
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Seattle, WA$143.7k - $194.4kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Do you want to build the networking infrastructure that powers every virtual machine in the world's largest cloud? Join the EC2 Instance Networking team to develop software-defined networking for EC2, including data plane networking on custom hardware, VPC connectivity, security policies, and performance isolation at massive scale.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement data plane networking software on custom hardware, working across the full software lifecycle from design through deployment and operations
  • Build and improve network virtualization systems that deliver VPC connectivity, security policy enforcement, and performance isolation for EC2 customers
  • Investigate and resolve complex production issues across distributed embedded systems, driving root cause analysis and permanent fixes
  • Collaborate with partner teams across hardware, control plane, and ML platforms to deliver end-to-end solutions

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
  • 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
  • 1+ 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
  • Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Skills

Required:CRustC++
Nice to have:Distributed systems

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
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • RSUs and sign-on payments included in compensation
  • Comprehensive benefits package available
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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