Key job responsibilities
Among the areas we’re hiring for today
Compute Connectivity: Deliver scale, security, and simplicity. Enable customers to focus on their applications and maximize their compute efficiency, while the connectivity underneath just works.
Real-Time Media: Real-Time Media: Build the infrastructure for sub-second, bidirectional video and audio delivery at global scale, spanning interactive live streaming, AI-integrated experiences, real-time AI voice agents, and physical AI
Security & Threat Defense: Ensure that connectivity brings only good to our customers' businesses. Innovate across traffic classification, adversarial defense, and application protection so that trust in AWS is never in question.
Moving the Bytes that Move the World: AWS connectivity solutions power the largest companies in the world and provide critical support to governments. Other AWS services rely on our solutions too and even small features can support headline-driving events.
VPC Core — Cross-Plane Networking Architecture: Turn customer and AWS-service intent into working network state across the planes that record it, deliver it, and enforce it in hardware. Own the contracts and scale models between those planes so a change that’s right in one never breaks another and keep VPC scaling as fast as the services built on it.
About the team
Our team sits at the intersection of the most critical trends in cloud infrastructure — AI-scale infrastructure, real-time media at global scale, intelligent threat defense, and the reinvention of internet-scale identity and trust.
Our services, including Amazon Route 53, AWS Direct Connect, Elastic Load Balancing, AWS PrivateLink, Elemental Media Services, AWS Interactive Video Service, Amazon GameLift, AWS Cloudfront, AWS Transit Gateway — take on systems challenges few teams anywhere must solve.
You know these problems because you've lived them - building and operating at this scale - and now you get to define what comes next.
We foster a collaborative, inclusive environment where different perspectives drive better solutions and the best ideas win regardless of where they originate. We ship fast and iterate with purpose, and we believe work should be meaningful. You'll join a team that takes pride in building the foundation the rest of the cloud runs on.
15+ years of professional software development experience
Experience owning technical architecture, end-to-end delivery, and partnering with senior leadership
Track record of leading multiple concurrent technical initiatives and driving decisions across organizational boundaries
Experience influencing VP/SVP-level technical and business strategy
Deep expertise in at least one domain: real-time transport protocols (WebRTC, QUIC), DNS, distributed systems, network architecture, web security, game backend systems, large-scale packet processing, or cloud virtual networking and data-plane systems (e.g. VPC-style resource/distribution control, SmartNIC/DPU or Nitro-class pipelines)
Strong programming skills in C/C++, Rust, Go, or Java
Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely 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 policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship 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 respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified 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. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, CA, SAN FRANCISCO - 230,100.00 - 311,200.00 USD annually
USA, CA, SANTA CLARA - 230,100.00 - 311,200.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 200,100.00 - 270,600.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Herndon - 200,100.00 - 270,600.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 200,100.00 - 270,600.00 USD annually
