Amazon
Senior Software Development Engineer - AWS, Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) Networking
$168K–$227K
Herndon, VA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development; 5+ years programming; 5+ years leading design or architecture.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional).
- Visa sponsorship
- Must obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance; upon starting, the selected candidate will be sponsored for a commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.
About the job
Leads the design and development of software that automates and operates secure, mission-critical networking for AWS Dedicated Cloud regions.
What you'll do
- Lead distributed-systems projects and develop software to automate Amazon’s network.
- Own the design, implementation, quality, and ongoing improvement of delivered services.
- Partner with network engineering and other teams to deliver and optimize network services.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree, or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional).
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 5+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming language.
- 5+ years leading design or architecture of new and existing systems; experience as a mentor, tech lead, or engineering team lead.
Nice to have
- 5+ years of full software development life cycle experience.
- Experience with distributed systems at scale; current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph.
Pay
168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
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