EC2 VPC builds the control plane that powers networking for every EC2 instance launched worldwide. The team is looking for an experienced software development engineer to design and build highly-available, horizontally-scalable services operating across all AWS regions. This position is based in Herndon, VA.

Key job responsibilities

- Design and build server-side APIs and asynchronous workflows in Java and Kotlin that operate at EC2 scale across all AWS regions

- Own services end-to-end: design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production monitoring

- Troubleshoot and root-cause customer-impacting issues across distributed systems

- Write and review design documents for new features and system improvements

- Mentor junior engineers through design reviews and code reviews

- Participate in on-call rotations and drive operational improvements to improve availability

- Build and maintain automation tooling in Python and Ruby to support deployment safety and fleet operations

A day in the life

On a typical day, you might root-cause a customer-reported API failure across multiple services, whiteboard a concurrency design with a senior engineer, or pair with a teammate on a tricky debugging session. You own your services end-to end: design, code review, deployment, and production monitoring. You'll collaborate with peers and senior engineers on system design, mentor junior engineers, and raise the bar in code reviews. On-call rotations give you direct exposure to how your services behave in production at EC2 scale. Expect a mix of heads-down coding and collaborative design sessions.

About the team

EC2 VPC builds and operates the control plane services that power networking for every EC2 instance launched worldwide. We prioritize availability and invest heavily in deployment safety and monitoring. Engineers have the autonomy to drive technical decisions and own the results. We favor automation over manual work and value clear, peer-reviewed documentation for our technical decisions.

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

- Experience programming with at least one software programming language

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

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

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

- Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence

- Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers

- Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems

- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design

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, VA, Herndon - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually