Software Development Engineer, S3 Distribution Plane

Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) is seeking a Software Development Engineer to join their Distribution Plane team. This role offers an exceptional opportunity to work on systems that manage trillions of objects and achieve 99.999999999% durability. You'll be responsible for developing services that handle billions of requests per minute across S3's globally distributed server fleet.

The position involves working with critical infrastructure components including DNS, IP networking, TLS certificates, and VPC endpoints. You'll collaborate with various AWS teams, including Route 53, EC2, and AWS Networking, to develop innovative solutions that scale across the AWS ecosystem. The role combines hands-on development with architectural design, requiring both technical depth and system-wide thinking.

As part of the team, you'll contribute to maintaining high operational standards, improving infrastructure, and developing automation tools to enhance service reliability. The role includes mentoring junior engineers and participating in the team's on-call rotation to ensure 24/7 service reliability.

Amazon offers competitive compensation, including a base salary range of $114,800 to $191,800 per year, plus equity and comprehensive benefits. The company values work-life harmony and fosters an inclusive culture through employee-led affinity groups and ongoing learning opportunities.

This position is ideal for engineers passionate about distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and building services that operate at massive scale. You'll be part of a team that directly impacts millions of AWS customers while working with some of the most advanced cloud technologies in the industry.