Job Description
What do we do here? Amazon Web Services runs one of the largest networks in the world. Our organization designed a new routing protocol built for the demands of modern workloads, and our team built the control plane that implements it - governing how traffic moves across the fabrics of the Amazon data center network, reacting to both static topology and real-time state at a scale few systems operate at.
Why now? Our control plane is expanding to cover more of AWS"s network, and we"re growing the team to match. We"re looking for a software engineer who wants to go deep on large-scale distributed systems, hyperscale data center networks, SDN, and global software deployment.
What you"ll do?
- Design and build the stateful control-plane software that applies intended network state across thousands of devices and guarantees they converge correctly and safely - including failure handling and rollback.
- Own features end-to-end: requirements, design, implementation, code review, worldwide deployment, and operations.
- Work with partner teams and customers to bring new algorithms and capabilities into production at scale.
Basic Qualifications
- 3+ years of professional software development experience
- Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Rust, C++, Java, Go)
- Experience building and operating distributed systems or backend services
- Solid grasp of CS fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, concurrency
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with large-scale, fault-tolerant systems and operational ownership (on-call, incident response)
- Exposure to Rust, or demonstrated ability to ramp quickly on a new language
- Experience reasoning about consistency, coordination, or state machines in distributed systems
Who we are: a highly motivated team of software developers who thrive on hard distributed-systems problems and building at a scale few engineers get to work on. If you like working hard, having fun, and making history - talk to us.
Who are we looking for? Smart, talented engineers who like hard problems. Networking background not required - we"ll teach you. Come work hard, have fun, and make history with us.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Santa Clara, CA |
| Industry | Retail |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://Amazon.com/militaryroles |
About Company
At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.
Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.
It’s Always Day 1
At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here
Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles
Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.
It’s Always Day 1
At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here
Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles
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