Senior Software Development Engineer - Release Engineering, Network Product Development

Automate the future of global networks: control deployment changes across

millions of devices, monitor performance at unprecedented scale, and apply data

and machine learning to keep the network healthy. Ready to engineer the backbone

of tomorrow’s internet?

Are you ready to build software and systems that power one of the largest cloud

providers in the world? Amazon Web Services runs on a world-class network and

server infrastructure, handling massive scale and the rapid integration of

emerging technologies. The AWS Core Networking Organization is looking for a

Senior Software Development Engineer to join our Network Product Development

(NPD) org.

As a Senior SDE on the Release Engineering team, you’ll build and scale the

software systems that continuously integrate, test, release, and monitor the

networking products that form the building blocks of Amazon’s cloud

infrastructure. You’ll build software that deploys new operating system versions

across Amazon’s device fleet, detects anomalies through device telemetry, and

applies statistical and machine learning models over large datasets to identify

operating-system-induced network anomalies. You’ll design the CI/CD pipelines,

automation frameworks, data-intensive test infrastructure, and observability

platforms that let thousands of engineers ship safely and predictably — removing

human touchpoints from the release path.

As a senior engineer, you’ll own the design and delivery of large, ambiguous

systems end to end, set technical direction across multiple projects, and raise

the bar for design and code quality across the team. You work hand-in-hand with

Network Engineering, Operating System software teams, and Developer Experience

teams to build large-scale distributed services on AWS. You’ll strive for

simplicity, demonstrate significant creativity and high judgment, and mentor

other engineers. You have expertise that is both deep and broad; you’re

hands-on, producing both detailed technical work and high-level software and

test/automation architecture.

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 supply chain — and we’re

looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse org of software, hardware, and network engineers, applied

scientists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. 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.

Key job responsibilities

You will solve complex and ambiguous problems, efficiently and with high

quality. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the definition, vision, design,

roadmap, development, and operationalization of the systems your customers

depend on. You’ll be given an outcome and the freedom to set the direction based

on data-driven decisions. You’ll also:

Design, develop, and own large-scale distributed services on AWS that deploy new

operating system versions across Amazon’s device fleet.

Build data-intensive software that collects and rationalizes device telemetry

from many sources, and apply statistical and machine learning models over large

datasets to detect operating-system-induced network anomalies.

Design, develop, and maintain test automation frameworks and infrastructure

services for large-scale system testing, along with test case management and

coverage analysis tooling.

Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration, test, and

deployment without human touch, and integrate them with existing software and

test systems.

Re-design infrastructure software and implement highly scalable, flexible

services that validate networking software and hardware with high reliability.

Use data to measure success and take responsibility for the quality of your

service; strive to prevent faults from impacting your customers.

Work closely with Network Engineering teams to ensure fast and smooth software

roll-outs, and troubleshoot recurring platform issues with effective escalation.

Establish software design and development best practices, review designs and

code, and mentor engineers to raise the bar across the team.

Maintain expert knowledge of trends and technologies in the cloud/networking

industry, infrastructure as a service, test automation, and data/ML-driven

systems.

A day in the life

You will be a hands-on senior technical contributor and a technical leader for

the team. You’ll work with customers to gather requirements and generate

technical designs, and you’ll carry projects through all stages of the software

lifecycle. You’ll develop products that enable builders to develop, operate, and

safely, securely, and reliably deploy high-quality software. You’ll use your

strong leadership and communication skills to mentor other engineers and provide

guidance and support for our technologies. You’ll have access to senior

leadership and engineering staff.

About the team

The Release Engineering team leads critical initiatives that power AWS’s network

infrastructure deployment and reliability. We develop intelligent automation

systems that seamlessly deploy operating systems, configurations, firmware, and

features across AWS’s global datacenter network. Our data-intensive anomaly

detection and automated triage capabilities help safeguard network stability by

proactively identifying and containing potential issues. As a cornerstone of

AWS’s networking infrastructure, we collaborate across organizational boundaries

to build resilient, scalable solutions that enhance deployment reliability while

reducing production defects.

We build CI/CD pipelines and automated services that operate a large-scale

network. We scale existing test solutions and build new services and systems

that validate our networking products, and we develop software that removes

human touchpoints so networking software and hardware continuously integrate,

test, and deploy. We own the scale, stability, reliability, and performance of

the software services that qualify the products that form the building blocks of

Amazon’s cloud infrastructure. We want people who are passionate about changing

the way networking validation and automation is done. We have one of the largest

networks in the world, and we don’t stop growing. Basic

Qualifications

• - 5+
• years of non-internship professional software development experience
• - 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language
• experience
• - 5+ 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
• - Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering,
• Mathematics, or a related field
• - Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team, or
• experience leading the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns,
• reliability and scaling) of new and current systems

Preferred Qualifications

• -
• 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards,
• code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and
• operations experience
• - Experience building complex highly-scalable systems that involve predictive
• models or applications of machine learning
• - Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
• - Experience with one or more of the following domains: systems administration
• (Linux/Window), network administration (DNS, IPsec, BGP, VPN, Load Balancing),
• or programming (Node.JS, Java, Ruby, C#, Python, or PHP)
• Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis
• of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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• and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to
• standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively
• and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional
• customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company
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• with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties
• and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company
• policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and
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• applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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• The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package
• will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final
• compensation will be determined based on factors including experience,
• qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits
• including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life &
• AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health
• Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy
• Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.
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• USA, CA, Cupertino - 193,300.00 - 261,500.00 USD annually
• USA, NC, Raleigh - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Seattle - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually