mid Software Engineer ic · Posted Mar 9, 2026
$143,700 – $194,400
USD per year

About this role

Amazon is hiring a mid-level Software Engineer based in Herndon, VA. The posting calls out experience with Python, Java, Ruby, Scala. Compensation is listed at $143,700–$194,400 per year.

Role
Software Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
mid
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Herndon, VA
Department
Software Development
Posted
Mar 9, 2026
AI Summary
Design and implement scalable VPC networking infrastructure and APIs handling billions of daily requests with sub-millisecond latency. Build distributed systems for EC2 services using Java, Python, Scala, and Ruby. Includes on-call responsibilities every 2-3 months.

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Job description

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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. 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. Come join a team engineering core software supporting the massive AWS cloud. We are software engineers and systems development engineers that deliver some of the core EC2 network virtualization systems. The domain is networking, but it’s all about software. The team is responsible for designing large-scale, distributed systems…

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