CareerPlan

Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS EC2 Hyperplane

Seattle, Washington, United StatesFull-time$168k–$227k2026-10-05 → 2026-10-23

Core

Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable distributed systems for AWS EC2's network virtualization infrastructure (Hyperplane), ensuring low-latency and high-throughput performance for millions of customer workloads.

Role type

Senior Software Development Engineer (Infrastructure/Network)

Builds

Distributed network virtualization platform (packet processing, policy enforcement, traffic management) powering Amazon EC2

Domain

Cloud Infrastructure / Network Virtualization

Required skills

C++, Rust, Java, distributed systems design, system architecture, performance optimization, mentoring, on-call troubleshooting

Preferred skills

Full SDLC experience, Master's degree in Computer Science

Technologies

C++, Rust, Java

Responsibilities

Design and maintain scalable distributed systems for network virtualization; Lead technical design and architecture for critical components; Mentor junior engineers; Collaborate with cross-functional teams; Optimize system performance via profiling and benchmarking; Participate in on-call rotations and drive operational excellence; Contribute to long-term technical strategy and roadmap planning

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities