Amazon
Mid
Systems-level SDE for the Tier-0 data plane routing every AWS Global Accelerator packet
AWS is hiring a Software Development Engineer for the Global Accelerator data plane team, which builds and owns the packet processor routing and load-balancing every packet ingressed at AWS edge locations. The role calls for distributed systems and networking depth, ideally with C/C++ and DPDK/NGINX exposure, on a Tier-0 global service.
Step into this interview
Free · a live voice mock calibrated to this exact role
Likely format
Amazon SDE loop: phone screen (coding + LP behavioral), then onsite/virtual onsite loop of 4-5 rounds mixing coding, system design, and Leadership Principles behavioral interviews with a bar raiser.
What this interview tests
- Distributed systems & networking fundamentals
- Packet routing / load balancing at scale
- Systems-level programming (C/C++, DPDK, NGINX)
- Availability and performance improvement with metrics
- Technical ownership and mentoring
- Amazon Leadership Principles behavioral depth
Common question themes
Design a system to route/load-balance traffic across global edge locations reliably
Debug a scenario where packet loss or latency spikes at one edge location
Tell me about a system you designed from scratch and owned end-to-end (Ownership LP)
Experience with C/C++ or low-level systems programming
How would you improve availability of a Tier-0 service without a full rewrite (Invent and Simplify)
Mentoring a teammate through a complex distributed systems problem
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