The Software Development Engineer II role at Amazon focuses on building intelligent controllers for network traffic management. The team is composed of software engineers, scientists, and network engineers dedicated to optimizing and enhancing the performance of Amazon's global network. The position involves working through the entire software development lifecycle and tackling complex distributed-systems problems. Candidates will have the opportunity to mentor others and contribute to innovative solutions that have a significant impact on network efficiency.

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language
• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience

• Design and build components of intelligent network controllers while collaborating with senior engineers on system architecture.
• Write high-quality, maintainable, and well-documented code for the team's systems.
• Participate in operational support for the controllers, identifying root causes of issues and implementing permanent fixes.
• Mentor other engineers through code reviews and design discussions to enhance team skills.
• Evaluate new tools and approaches to improve productivity and code quality.

• 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.