Senior Software Development Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and operate distributed systems for BGP route management, traffic metering, and route services at scale.
• Own the architecture and evolution of critical data-plane and control-plane components to ensure high availability and performance.
• Lead technical design reviews and produce documentation for complex, ambiguous problems spanning multiple services.
• Drive operational excellence by improving monitoring, alarming, and automated remediation for production systems.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, design guidance, and career development support.
• Collaborate with partner teams to deliver cross-cutting features and resolve complex operational issues.
• Participate in on-call rotations and lead incident response for high-severity events.

Requirements

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

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, testing, and operations.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or an equivalent technical field.
• Professional experience in networking, large-scale distributed systems, or a related field.

About the Company

Amazon Web Services (AWS) owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. The AWS Direct Connect Routing Plane team builds the critical systems that enable customers to connect directly to AWS, providing reduced networking costs and increased throughput. We work at the intersection of networking and distributed systems, processing millions of events daily to ensure global connectivity and reliability.