Software Development Engineer, CloudFront Routing

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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.

Do you enjoy watching the latest movies, television shows, or sporting events on your computer, tablet or smartphone? Do you hate waiting for your pages to load or your show to re-buffer? Do you want to contribute to systems that deliver a flawless experience in serving content from the edge? Good – us too.

CloudFront Routing organization is looking for experienced Software Engineers to join our team in vibrant nightlife and atmosphere location Dublin, Ireland. We offer comprehensive relocation and benefit packages.

At AWS CloudFront, working on systems with global scale is a daily part of the job. As part of CloudFront Routing team, you will own and run one of the largest DNS and BGP infrastructure in the world.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Key job responsibilities

Being a Software Development Engineer in CloudFront Routing organization, you will have the ownership on the core components (like Anti-DDoS, Flash traffic management, DNS Services, Anycast @scale, Availability systems and services).

Our engineers are empowered to make self-driven decisions on the right technologies to solve problems at Global Scale. So, you will be writing docs to get feedback and consensus from other Sr. Engineers/Principal Engineers to make decisions in finding the optimal solutions for large scale problems, picking programming language (we use Rust, Java, Go, C/C++, Python), selecting native AWS services, purpose-built infrastructure in the edges for meeting the goals.

You will also have the end-to-end ownership opportunity on all aspects of service life cycle ideation, design, development, building monitoring and alerting and then operationalizing the services that you build.

The services that our team built have handled the traffic for several million concurrent viewers during the live events like Cricket World Cup, FIFA World Cup, Thursday Night Football etc. So, you will learn and incorporate the data points to make decisions in building the services for future traffic growth.

About the team

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience (non-internship) in professional software development
• Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent
• Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations

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