Are you passionate about building globally distibuted software to that operates at AWS's internet edge and beyond? Amazon Web Services Internet Edge Services organization is reimagining how the internet's edge operates through innovative software solutions. As a Software Development Engineer III, you'll work on AWS's global network to build and operate global decision-making traffic optimization solutions, unlock new use cases and deliver network experiences that delight our customers.

You'll tackle ambiguous, cross org problems where the business direction is understood but the technology strategy needs to be defined. This role combines hands-on development with technical leadership, where you'll design systems, mentor engineers, and drive consensus across teams while balancing constraints and focusing on future extension. Your work will shape long-term solutions that operate at massive scale across AWS's global infrastructure.

Key job responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable software systems demonstrating best practices that others emulate while balancing speed of delivery and foundation for the future
• Lead technical direction and architecture decisions for complex, multi-engineer projects, providing system-wide view and design guidance while ensuring solutions fit into the bigger picture
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across teams and organizations to align on goals and deliver results
• Mentor and coach engineers through technical guidance, code reviews, and career development, actively driving adoption of engineering best practices on your team
• Solve complex problems with multiple risks and roadblocks using solutions that are as simple as possible, working to clearly understand problems before moving to solutions and making technical trade-offs between short and long-term needs

A day in the life
As a Software Development Engineer III, you'll split your time between hands-on coding and leading technical direction for your team. Day-to-day, you're designing systems, reviewing architectures, unblocking engineers, and writing narratives to align stakeholders including senior leadership. You own ambiguous, cross-cutting problems end-to-end: figuring out what to build, driving consensus when people disagree, making trade-off calls, and mentoring junior developers along the way.

About the team
The Internet Edge Services organization at Amazon Web Services is at the forefront of optimizing global internet connectivity for our customers through innovative software solutions. We are on a bold mission to reimagine how the internet's edge operates at planetary scale — building the Border Network of the future.

This kind of platform unlocks capabilities that simply weren't possible before. Our team values continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and mentorship, creating an environment where engineers can grow and take on increasingly complex challenges while delivering reliable, secure, and scalable systems that our customers depend on.