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Software Development Engineer, Inter Datacenter Network Engineering

Seattle, Washington, United StatesFull-time$143,700–$194,4002026-10-12 → 2026-10-13
Based in United States

Core

Design and build intelligent network controllers that decide how traffic moves across Amazon's global network, solving optimization and distributed-systems problems at regional scale.

Role type

Senior IC software development engineer (network control plane)

Builds

Intelligent traffic-engineering systems and distributed services for Amazon's global network

Domain

Telecommunications / Network Engineering / Distributed Systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Distributed systems design, Optimization algorithms, C++/Java/C#/Perl, Object Oriented Design, System architecture, Code reviews, Operational support, Root cause analysis, Generative AI evaluation

Preferred skills

Full SDLC experience, Code standards, Source control management, Build processes, Testing, Operations experience

Technologies

C++, Java, C#, Perl

Responsibilities

Design components of intelligent network controllers, Write high-quality maintainable code, Participate in operational support for controllers, Mentor other engineers through code reviews, Evaluate new tools and generative AI capabilities