Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS Intent Driven Network

Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS Intent Driven Network

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the cloud infrastructure — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, Applied Scientists, and network engineers. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Want to work on next generation software services that build AWS Network? And design, build and own services that form the foundation of Network Configurations and Validations? If we've piqued your interest, read on, to learn more about this opportunity.

What do we do here? Amazon Web Services (AWS) runs one of the largest networks in the world. We are changing the way Networks are conceived, designed, built and operated, by adopting the principles of Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Intent Based Networking (IBN). We derive our network topologies from higher level designs and intents, and a distributed software system controls the way we manage our network. We put services and algorithms in place to control and manage all layers of the Amazon network, from top of the rack switches in our datacenters (TORs) to our internet and private backbone facing routers. In this senior software dev engineer position, you will be designing, building and owning highly distributed, large scale web services that form a core part of our SDN software ecosystem. You will work with a team of talented developers, and principal engineers to build the next generation software services in our space.

Why software services for building the network? At Amazon, we are always customer obsessed. By creating an intent-based, scalable network, we respond quickly and safely to network changes like scaling, maintenance, failure, security and other types of events. This also lowers the cost and overhead for customers, while driving up performance, availability and reliability.

Why now? We want to expand scope of our IBN and configuration backend systems to store and vend operational intent, thereby facilitating anomaly detection. We also would expand our description languages, parsers and workflow engines to go beyond the mostly static configuration elements and cover dynamic and operational elements. To achieve this we need to expand our current team focusing on IBN related areas. We are looking for talented software engineers who want to get hands on experience with fully automated hyper scale data center networks, cloud infrastructure, large-scale software deployments, algorithms, distributed systems, lambda-based and service oriented architectures.

How do we operate in our team? We empower our engineers to take ownership of their realm and make a difference. They start by gathering requirements, diving deep to choose technologies, designing features and spinning new services, coding and reviewing, deploying software across the globe and maintaining services. In AWS, we are nimble and agile, like being part of a startup, innovating while collaborating with a smart group of people around you. We are thrilled about how software is changing the landscape of networking. We operate on an unimaginable scale. We push the boundaries in robustness, fault-tolerance and smart adaptive algorithms that can react intelligently to real-world events. Software engineers on our team contribute to every phase of the development process and deploy scalable software systems worldwide.

What will you be doing here?

1. Design and develop software services for network configuration, verification and management.
2. Work with your dev team to build production quality software that meets our definition of done.
3. Participate in sprint demos, reviews and planning sessions.
4. Work alongside Senior Engineers and Principals to invent and simplify.
5. Work with management, customers and other engineering teams to develop state of the art solutions, incorporating new technologies, algorithms and innovations.

Who are we looking for? Smart, talented engineers with solid, production quality, software services/applications experience. Previous Routing Protocols/Networking background is a plus. Have more questions? Talk to us! We'll be happy to setup an info call to give you more context and details about the job.

Key job responsibilities

Design scalable, fast and flexible solutions to orchestrate and manage network devices and cloud services.

A day in the life

As an engineer in AIDN, you will work closely with AIDN’s customers, product management team, and your immediate team to define the team roadmap, create services, and respond to our customers’ needs. You will own end-to-end AIDN Services, responsibility for design, implementation, deployment, and operational maintenance. These critical services are foundational to AWS Networking and Amazon as a whole. You will collaborate with Principal Engineers as you design these services, and you will use best practices to ensure that they are secure, scalable, and reliable. At the production phase, you’ll be focused on building mechanisms that improve operations for our services and customers.

About the team

Within AWS Networking, the AWS Intent Driven Network (AIDN) team creates services and tools that make it easier for Amazon to manage and grow the AWS Network. We own an array of services and tools, ranging from highly-available distributed systems, to customer-facing Command Line Interface’s (CLIs) which bring a variety of engineering problems to solve. The team is working to build and deliver a long-lasting solution for our customers that will change the way the AWS Network is managed. The team environment is collaborative and friendly. Team members support one another and experience professional growth through one-on-one mentoring from more experienced colleagues. The team seeks to maintain a high-bar through thoughtful team-wide design and code reviews with senior leaders. This team cares about individual career growth and seeks to align projects that help team members develop, so they feel empowered to take on more ambiguous and complex problems within the organization.

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Why AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Diverse Experiences

Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Minimum Qualifications

1. 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
2. 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience.
3. 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
4. Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.
5. 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience.
6. 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. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit .

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 . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.