Software Development Engineer, AWS Route 53 Global Resolver, AWS Route 53 Global Resolver at Amazon
Herndon, VA
$143,700–$194,400from the description
Aug 7, 2026
Herndon, VA
Nov 10, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-level Software Development Engineer role on the Amazon Route 53 Global Resolver team, building and operating a globally distributed DNS resolution service for AWS customers. The engineer will work across control plane, data plane, and API surfaces, integrating with services such as AGA, EC2 Networking, DNS Firewall, and Route 53 core systems, while helping drive architecture decisions and mentoring junior engineers.
Mid level · 3+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 2,200 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1,650–2,850
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $158,337 (middle half $126,441–$180,105). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 10, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The Basic Qualifications are unusually thin: the only hard gates are 3+ years of professional software development experience, 2+ years of design/architecture experience, and proficiency in at least one programming language — no specific language or technology is named as required. No concrete named technology appears in the requirements section, so the skills list reflects this sparse gating.
DNS, distributed systems, networking, and AWS appear throughout the posting's narrative and team description but are never placed under a requirements heading or stated with firm gating language — they are treated as preferred context.
The posting lists multiple possible work locations (Arlington VA, Herndon VA, Seattle WA, and Vancouver BC Canada). The compensation range is explicitly tied to the Herndon, VA location; the role is classified as US-based on that basis. The Vancouver, BC mention is noted as a possible alternative location.
The title explicitly says 'mid-level', aligning advertised and assessed seniority at Mid despite the role's scope (architecture ownership, mentoring junior engineers) which could argue for Senior. The 3-year minimum experience floor and the explicit 'mid-level' framing were the deciding factors.
Sign-on payments and RSUs are mentioned as part of the compensation package but no figures are provided for those components.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): software development, system design.
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