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# Software Development Engineer

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Herndon, VA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Databases, Computer Engineering, Distributed Systems, Domain Name System (DNS), Network Security, Network Architecture, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Computer Network Operations, System Availability, Generative AI, Firewalls (Computer Science), Information Technology, Route53
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/software-development-engineer-route-53-waypoint-herndon-va--d99d088e-f608-429d-b87f-25a6675cffb6

## About the Role

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Automation, Best Practices, Cloud Computing, Code Reviews, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cross-Functional, DNS (Domain Name System), Distributed Computing, Firewalls, High Availability, Identify Issues, Mentoring, Network Architecture/Engineering, Network Operations Center, Network Security, Numerical Analysis, Operations Management, Problem Solving Skills, Protective Services, Safety Standards, Service Level Agreement (SLA), Software Development, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Software Engineering, Supply Chain, Systems Scalability, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership

## Description

* Design, develop, and maintain highly available, scalable distributed systems for Amazon Route 53"s DNS infrastructure operating across 50+ global locations
 * Lead technical initiatives to build new features and functionality including Private DNS, DNS Firewall, DNS resolver, health checks, and security services
 * Own the full software development lifecycle-from architecture and implementation to deployment and production operations-while maintaining a 100% availability SLA
 * Collaborate cross-functionally with teams across AWS to deliver integrations, traffic management solutions, and routing capabilities
 * Drive operational excellence by building and running software in production, troubleshooting complex issues spanning databases, networking, distributed systems, and security
 * Mentor team members and raise the technical bar through code reviews, design discussions, and engineering best practices
 * Solve challenging problems in computer science including distributed systems, numerical analysis, networking, and security at massive scale

About the team

R53 Waypoint

We own highly scalable DNS data plane for Public and Private Hosted Zone. We are building new services and feature for our customers. In addition, we are looking into scaling system to process millions of requests of second by using XDP/eBPF. And we are increasing operational efficiency by using GenAI tools and automation.


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