The Software Development Engineer role at Amazon Web Services focuses on designing, building, and operating globally distributed systems for DNS resolution. The position is part of the Amazon Route 53 team in Herndon, VA, which is responsible for providing highly available and scalable DNS services. The role involves working at the intersection of networking, security, and distributed systems while mentoring junior engineers and driving system architecture decisions. The team values customer feedback and aims to deliver innovative solutions quickly.

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language
• Experience developing software in multiple languages like Java, Rust, or Golang
• Prior experience with Kubernetes, Containerization, and distributed systems development is highly preferred

• Design and implement highly available, low-latency distributed systems that serve DNS traffic at global scale
• Build and operate secure, resilient services that protect customer workloads across hybrid cloud and multi-cloud environments
• Develop control plane and data plane components, APIs, and integrations with AWS networking and security services
• Architect solutions that support containerized workloads, microservices, and modern cloud-native application patterns
• Contribute to the security posture of the service, including DNS Firewall capabilities, encryption, access controls, and threat mitigation
• Operate services in a DevOps model with a focus on automation, observability, and operational excellence
• Participate in on-call rotations and drive root cause analysis for production issues
• Mentor and develop junior engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and technical guidance

• 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.