Director, Software Dev - Network Monitoring & Remediation

Amazon is hiring a Director, Software Dev - Network Monitoring & Remediation in Seattle, United States. It pays $264k-$350k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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On Level's scale, this role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
Tools and skills the posting cites include distributed systems, network monitoring and software engineering.
Level classifies it as an executive role.
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Lead end-to-end software engineering services for large-scale network monitoring, telemetry, and automated remediation.

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This Director of Software Engineering will own the end-to-end software services for network monitoring and remediation. These services include capturing telemetry from our fleet of over 3M network devices, custom probing services that actively test network paths, services that correlate all of this telemetry into actionable insights, and services that enable remediation actions to resolve network impairments. The role requires a leader who can scale a globally distributed engineering organization, drive innovation in high scale data collection and processing, and who can partner closely with network engineering teams to ensure AWS has the best operating network infrastructure for our customers.

Key job responsibilities
• Own the end-to-end technical strategy and roadmap for a critical domain within AWS Network Engineering
• Lead and grow a high-performing engineering organization of engineers across multiple locations, building a culture of operational excellence, innovation, and customer obsession
• Drive architectural decisions for highly available, large-scale distributed systems that serve millions of customers globally
• Partner cross-functionally with hardware engineering, network operations, product management, and science teams to deliver integrated solutions
• Establish and maintain the highest standards for system reliability, performance, security, and cost efficiency
• Drive operational excellence including on-call culture, incident response, and continuous improvement of availability metrics

Basic qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field - or equivalent work experience
• 15+ years of software development experience
• 10+ years of managing a team
• 5+ years of managing managers
• Experience building and running highly available, large-scale, distributed systems -externally facing product or service
• Proven ability to lead across multiple locations

Preferred qualifications

• Track record leading through leaders, growing and leading engineering organizations of 100+ people
• Experience building and scaling a product or external service from early stage to enterprise-level success
• Multi-site leadership experience
• Remarkable technologist with high judgment and remarkable product vision
• Operational excellence background
• Deep experience with networking, distributed systems, or infrastructure at hyperscale

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 264,100.00 - 350,000.00 USD annually

How we rate this

Director, Software Dev - Network Monitoring & Remediation at Amazon rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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Key facts

Director, Software Dev - Network Monitoring & Remediation is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $264k-$350k a year.
The role is based in US, WA, Seattle.
The job was posted on October 14, 2026.
Seniority: executive.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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