Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Cloud Computing

SoftwareDevelopmentEngineer,ManagementPlane

$144–194k Seattle, Washington, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Software Development Engineer, Management Plane at Amazon Data Services, Inc.. Skills: Distributed systems, Network management, API development. Architect distributed systems. Implement distributed systems”

Industry & Context.

Cloud Computing
Problems you'll solve

Complex problems; Ambiguous problems

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3+ years professional software development, 2+ years design or architecture, 1+ years software development engineer, 1+ years large-scale software applications, 1+ years Object Oriented Design, Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent, Experience programming one language

Nice to Have

3+ years full software development life cycle, Bachelor's degree in computer science

What You'll Do.

Architect distributed systems

Implement distributed systems

Solve complex problems

Shape service definition

Shape service roadmap

Shape service development

Shape service operationalization

Set direction based on data

Design management API infrastructure

Implement management API infrastructure

Develop on-device gateways

Develop SDK libraries

Develop secure IPC mechanisms

Develop device connectivity frameworks

Build model-driven APIs

Develop asynchronous execution infrastructure

Create certificate management systems

Create device identity systems

Implement observability infrastructure

Implement on-device agents

Partner with security teams

Implement robust authentication

Implement robust authorization

Implement robust encryption

Implement robust auditing

Optimize system performance

Drive architectural decisions

Write high-quality code

Write well-tested code

Participate in code reviews

Mentor junior engineers

Contribute to technical design reviews

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Component teams; Infrastructure engineers; Network operators; Security teams; Cross-functional teams

Communication Scope

Technical design reviews

Process & Methodology

Roadmap development

Full Job Description

Are you a systems builder who loves solving complex distributed systems challenges? Do you want to revolutionize how the world's largest cloud infrastructure is managed? Are you passionate about building developer-friendly APIs and infrastructure that empowers thousands of engineers? Join us and help design the future of network infrastructure management! Our team is part of AWS Networking Services and owns the administrative and management capabilities for Amazon's global network infrastructure. We're building next-generation management APIs and infrastructure that replace legacy protocols with modern, secure alternatives across AWS's massive device fleet. Our mission is simple but ambitious: enable engineering teams to build scalable, secure, and reliable network management solutions that serve as the foundation for all AWS networking services. Your focus will be on developing state of the art device management infrastructure. You'll work on SDK development in Rust, Python, and Java; build secure inter-process communication systems; implement certificate management and device identity frameworks; and create the observability infrastructure that gives network engineers visibility into Amazon's global network fleet. This isn't just API development - it's building the critical infrastructure that keeps AWS running at unprecedented scale. AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we're looking for talented people who want to help. You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operation

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