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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. EC2 VPC builds the control plane that powers networking for every EC2 instance launched worldwide. The team is looking for an experienced software development engineer to design and build highly-available, horizontally-scalable services operating across all AWS regions. This position is based in Herndon, VA. Key job responsibilities - Design and build server-side APIs and asynchronous workflows in Java and Kotlin that operate at EC2 scale across all AWS regions - Own services end-to-end: design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production monitoring - Troubleshoot and root-cause customer-impacting issues across distributed systems - Write and review design documents for new features and system improvements - Mentor junior engineers through design reviews and code reviews - Participate in on-call rotations and drive operational improvements to improve availability - Build and maintain automation tooling in Python and Ruby to support deployment safety and fleet operations A day in the life On a typical day, you might root-cause a customer-reported API failure across multiple services, whiteboard a concurrency design with a senior engineer, or pair with a teammate on a tricky debugging session. You own your services end-to end: design, code review, deployment, and production monitoring. You'll collaborate with peers and senior engineers on system design, mentor junior engineers, and raise the bar in code reviews. On-call rotations give you direct exposure to how your services behave in production at EC2 scale. Expect a mix of heads-down coding and collaborative design sessions. About the team EC2 VPC builds and operates the control plane services that power networking for every EC2 instance launched worldwide. We prioritize availability and invest heavily in deployment safety and monitoring. Engineers have the autonomy to drive technical decisions and own the results. We favor automation over manual work and value clear, peer-reviewed documentation for our technical decisions.
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.