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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Dev Engineer, AWS Core Network - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $193,300.0 - $261,500.0 - **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Unit Testing, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Code Review, Computer Programming, Software Design Patterns, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Ruby, Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Software Systems, Rust (Programming Language), Computer Network Technologies, Data Center Networking, Information Technology, Golang, Programming Languages - **Published:** August 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gns1ko ## About the Role 7+ years of non-internship professional software development experience - 7+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience - 7+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience - Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team Preferred Qualifications - 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience - Master's degree in computer science or equivalent - Experience in networking, large-scale distributed systems or a related field - Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust ## Description Owning multiple services and features, architecting them to scale with robust unit tests and metrics - Understanding customer needs by working with external and internal stakeholders and translating it to software requirements and execution plans - Delivering quality features on-time and on-budget and executing against project plans and delivery commitments. - Leading team members to manage the day-to-day development activities, participate in designs, design review, code review, and implementation. - Mentoring and leading junior engineers and guiding them towards good software development techniques - Maintaining current technical knowledge to support rapidly changing technology, always on a look out for new technologies and work with the team in bringing in new technologies. A day in the life You will architect, design, implement, test, and deploy new features to improve scale and availability of the network You will look for continuous improvement to reduce the cost of operating the network You will exercise the highest bar for security in both code and operations. You will find new ways to provider deeper insight on the health of our service and meet customer expectations on availability. About the team We are a highly motivated team of software, system and network developers who thrive on solving challenging problems and building large-scale distributed software systems. We are looking for top engineers to join a talented, innovative team to help us drive new innovation in one of the largest data center networks in the world. 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