The Routing Plane team within AWS Direct Connect is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to design, build, and operate critical routing and metering systems. This role involves driving the development of distributed systems responsible for BGP route management and traffic metering at scale. The team values operational excellence and technical depth, and every engineer has significant ownership and influence. You will collaborate with various teams to ensure reliable service delivery for enterprise customers.

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming language
• 5+ years of experience leading design or architecture of new and existing systems
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team
• 7+ years of experience in the full software development life cycle
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Experience in networking or large-scale distributed systems

• Design, develop, and operate distributed systems for BGP route management and traffic metering at scale.
• Own the architecture and evolution of critical data-plane and control-plane components.
• Lead technical design reviews and produce design documents for complex problems.
• Drive operational excellence by improving monitoring, alarming, and automated remediation.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and design guidance.
• Collaborate with partner teams to deliver cross-cutting features and resolve operational issues.
• Participate in on-call rotation and lead incident response for Sev-2 and above events.
• Influence team roadmap and technical strategy through data-driven proposals.

• Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.