Software Dev Eng III, EC2 Networking
Amazon
DESCRIPTION
Do you want to shape the future of virtualized (SDN) networking in one of the world’s biggest public clouds?
The EC2 Instance Networking VPC team develops the foundational data plane primitives that powers the Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) for EC2 instances which allows customers to leverage VPC on a wide range of workloads from general purpose to specialized machine learning and latency sensitive applications.
We are growing fast, and we are looking for an experience Software Engineer to drive our vision of making EC2 VPC the most trusted, secure, and reliable networking environment on the planet. You will join a team that develops core underlying network virtualization primitives that powers AWS products such as Transit Gateways, Network Load Balancers, and Outpost connectivity. In partnership with EC2 Product Management, Principal and Senior SDEs you will be responsible for building and operating high-performance embedded systems written in Rust/C/C++ to process packets at scale. Our engineers work in everything from low-level kernel code in C, to user space applications in Java and Scala, and automation in Ruby/Python/etc. The role offers opportunities to impact all of our customers, including internal ones like AWS EC2, S3, and DynamoDB, as well as external customers running on EC2, as we frequently deploy new capabilities and updates. With access to Principal and Senior Principal leaders across AWS, there is significant potential for professional growth to help shape the future of cloud computing infrastructure.
Key job responsibilities
- Design, develop, implement, test, document and deliver large-scale, multi-tiered, distributed software applications, tools, systems and services using object-oriented programming, distributed or embedded programming, and related technologies.
- Scope, design, and deliver software features and improvements to major portions of the team's software, including refactoring and deprecation work.
- Mentor other engineers on the team, training them on the software's construction, operation, and how it fits into the bigger picture. Perform reviews of design and code of other engineers.
- Effectively make priority tradeoffs between new feature development and operational work, resolving disagreements through constructive dialogue.
- Identify and execute on opportunities to improve the team's software quality, customer experience, and maintainability, balancing customer and team requirements.
- Stay up with the latest technical knowledge in the field, and always be on the lookout for new technologies and opportunities.
About the team
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
Work/Life Balance
Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives. This position involves on-call responsibilities, typically for one week every two months. We don’t like getting paged in the middle of the night or on the weekend, so we work to ensure that our systems are fault tolerant. When we do get paged, we work together to resolve the root cause so that we don’t get paged for the same issue twice.
Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 4+ 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
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ 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
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, 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.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $151,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.