Director, Software Dev - Network Monitoring & Remediation
Company websiteamazon.com (Amazon, opens in new tab)
Base salary $264,100 to $350,000
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Seattle, WA
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- LocationSeattle, WA
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (5 h ago) · observed since
About this job
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
Source: Amazon · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($264,100) is above 98% of the 1,588 Software Engineering roles in Washington listed on this site; 3 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $143,700; the middle half runs from $143,700 to $168,100.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.
This listingDirector, Software Dev - Network Monitoring & Remediation$264,100 to $350,000
Director, Software Development, Builder Operations, Amazon SW Builder Experience$264,100 to $350,000
Director, Software Engineering - DC Security Systems, AWS Infra. Security$264,100 to $350,000
Director IAM, Amazon Foundational Security Services$264,100 to $350,000
Director SDE CloudWatch Omni$264,100 to $350,000
Head of Creator Technologies$264,100 to $350,000
Senior Manager, Software Development, AWS SageMaker HyperPod Infra$253,100 to $342,300
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Director, Software Dev - Network Monitoring & Remediation (this listing) | $264,100 - $350,000 |
| Director, Software Development, Builder Operations, Amazon SW Builder Experience | $264,100 - $350,000 |
| Director, Software Engineering - DC Security Systems, AWS Infra. Security | $264,100 - $350,000 |
| Director IAM, Amazon Foundational Security Services | $264,100 - $350,000 |
| Director SDE CloudWatch Omni | $264,100 - $350,000 |
| Head of Creator Technologies | $264,100 - $350,000 |
| Senior Manager, Software Development, AWS SageMaker HyperPod Infra | $253,100 - $342,300 |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-14
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Location as the employer wrote it: US, WA, Seattle
USA, WA, Seattle - 264,100.00 - 350,000.00 USD annually
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