{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"bf8a8ccfe92299424558bfa0","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/bf8a8ccfe92299424558bfa0","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/bf8a8ccfe92299424558bfa0","title":"Software Dev Engineer, Amazon CloudFront (Routing Dataplane)","description":"DESCRIPTION\nDo you wonder what happens in the milliseconds between a user clicking play and content appearing on their screen? Do you want to build the systems that make that possible — at global scale, processing millions of requests per second?\n\nAmazon CloudFront is looking for an experienced Software Development Engineer to join our Routing Dataplane team in Seattle,\nUSA. CloudFront is one of the world's largest content delivery networks. Working on systems with global scale is a daily part of the job. We build\nreliable, scalable, low-cost systems that serve our ever-growing customer base. We are constantly shipping features that drive innovation in the\nCDN market. The environment is fast-paced, collaborative, and full of hard problems worth solving.\n\nThis role sits at the intersection of distributed systems, networking, and performance engineering. You will work on systems that operate at global scale processing millions of requests per second and delivering content with high availability, low latency, and strong security guarantees. You will build and optimize critical dataplane components including layer 4 packet processing, TCP/IP stack enhancements, DDoS detection and mitigation, and Anycast-based routing systems.\n-\nAWS 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.\n\nYou’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, 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.\n\nKey job responsibilities\n\nDesign and build high-performance networking systems that operate in the CloudFront edge network\nDevelop and optimize layer 4 packet processing pipelines for ultra-low latency and high throughput\nEnhance TCP/IP stack behavior for performance, congestion control, and resilience at scale\nBuild systems for real-time DDoS detection, mitigation, and traffic shaping\nDesign and evolve Anycast routing strategies to improve global traffic distribution and availability\nOwn critical dataplane services end-to-end: design, implementation, deployment, and operations\nAnalyze large-scale network telemetry to identify performance bottlenecks and failure modes\nDrive operational excellence, including monitoring, alerting, and rapid incident response\nContribute to architectural decisions that influence global traffic engineering strategies\n\nA day in the life\nYou will work on systems that operate at massive global scale, solving complex problems in networking, distributed systems, and real-time traffic\nengineering. You will analyze network telemetry data to find and fix performance bottlenecks, ship improvements to packet processing pipelines,\nand collaborate with teams across AWS to influence how content is delivered, secured, and optimized across the internet.\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS\n3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience\n2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience\n1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience\nBachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field\nExperience programming with at least one software programming language\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\n3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience\nMaster's degree in computer science or equivalent\n\nAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.\n\nOur inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.\n\nThe 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.\n\nUSA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually","company":"Amazon Data Services","rawCompany":"amazon data services","city":"Seattle","state":"WA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-04T18:18:41.202Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1241.00","title":"Computer Network Architects","slug":"computer-network-architects"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Software Dev Engineer, Amazon CloudFront (Routing Dataplane)","description":"DESCRIPTION\nDo you wonder what happens in the milliseconds between a user clicking play and content appearing on their screen? Do you want to build the systems that make that possible — at global scale, processing millions of requests per second?\n\nAmazon CloudFront is looking for an experienced Software Development Engineer to join our Routing Dataplane team in Seattle,\nUSA. CloudFront is one of the world's largest content delivery networks. Working on systems with global scale is a daily part of the job. We build\nreliable, scalable, low-cost systems that serve our ever-growing customer base. We are constantly shipping features that drive innovation in the\nCDN market. The environment is fast-paced, collaborative, and full of hard problems worth solving.\n\nThis role sits at the intersection of distributed systems, networking, and performance engineering. You will work on systems that operate at global scale processing millions of requests per second and delivering content with high availability, low latency, and strong security guarantees. You will build and optimize critical dataplane components including layer 4 packet processing, TCP/IP stack enhancements, DDoS detection and mitigation, and Anycast-based routing systems.\n-\nAWS 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.\n\nYou’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, 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.\n\nKey job responsibilities\n\nDesign and build high-performance networking systems that operate in the CloudFront edge network\nDevelop and optimize layer 4 packet processing pipelines for ultra-low latency and high throughput\nEnhance TCP/IP stack behavior for performance, congestion control, and resilience at scale\nBuild systems for real-time DDoS detection, mitigation, and traffic shaping\nDesign and evolve Anycast routing strategies to improve global traffic distribution and availability\nOwn critical dataplane services end-to-end: design, implementation, deployment, and operations\nAnalyze large-scale network telemetry to identify performance bottlenecks and failure modes\nDrive operational excellence, including monitoring, alerting, and rapid incident response\nContribute to architectural decisions that influence global traffic engineering strategies\n\nA day in the life\nYou will work on systems that operate at massive global scale, solving complex problems in networking, distributed systems, and real-time traffic\nengineering. 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If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.\n\nThe 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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