Software Development Engineer - Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)

The EC2 Instance Quality team at AWS is responsible for monitoring the health and availability of all AWS EC2 instances globally. This is a critical role working at massive scale, as the team assesses and reports on the health of a substantial portion of all Internet servers worldwide.

As a Software Development Engineer on the Instance Quality team, you will:

• Build distributed systems that scale with AWS's growth
• Develop software for customer visibility into server health
• Collaborate with AWS teams on integrating instance health data
• Participate in on-call rotations for incident response
• Share knowledge and mentor teammates

The role offers significant impact potential given AWS's position as the world's leading cloud provider. Team members highlight the satisfaction of building systems at massive scale, learning from experienced colleagues, and having influence over AWS products.

The team values work-life balance and flexibility in working hours. There is a strong focus on mentorship and career growth, with projects assigned to help engineers develop into well-rounded leaders.

The position offers competitive compensation ranging from $129,300 to $223,600 base salary depending on location, plus equity, sign-on bonuses and comprehensive benefits. The team has an inclusive culture with employee-led affinity groups and ongoing learning opportunities around diversity and inclusion.

Key technical responsibilities include:

• Architecting scalable distributed systems
• Developing monitoring and visibility tools
• Building APIs and data processing pipelines
• Incident response and troubleshooting
• Cross-team collaboration on AWS products

This is an excellent opportunity for engineers interested in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and having large-scale impact while working with a supportive team focused on both technical excellence and career growth.