Amazon

Software Engineer, EC2 Nitro

Amazon$143K — $194K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
  • 4+ years of professional software development experience
  • 4+ years of programming experience in at least one language
  • 3+ years of experience in systems architecture and design
  • 4+ years of experience throughout the full software development life cycle
  • Experience in embedded development using C/C++
  • Knowledge of system performance, memory management, and parallel computing principles

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement performance optimizations and dataplane features for EC2 Nitro
  • Set high standards for development processes, tools, and automation
  • Influence best engineering practices for design and coding
  • Identify business problems and advocate for technical solutions
  • Mentor junior engineers in design and scalable code development
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and implement solutions

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, vision, and prescription
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage
  • Mental health support and employee assistance programs
Full Job Description
You will be part of a team that owns the software-defined networking (SDN) dataplane stack that powers EC2 networking across diverse applications such as Machine Learning, Cloud Gaming, Health, Fintech, and Video Streaming. Your work will impact millions of customers globally, delivering secure, scalable, and high-performance networking solutions at incredible scale.

You will own the design, implementation, and testing, and delivery of performance and availability optimizations that power Machine Learning workloads across HPC and Accelerated Platforms in EC2 Nitro.

We are seeking a Software Engineer with experience in Dataplane development, System Software/Embedded software, Cloud Computing, and Networking to join our team. This role will allow you to influence and impact multiple technology areas, providing an opportunity to innovate across a variety of platforms and systems.

With the extensive network and access to Principal, Sr. Principal and Distinguished Engineers across EC2, AWS and Amazon, you are surrounded by talent that will provide you opportunities to grow your skills and knowledge.

Key job responsibilities

- Design, scoping, implementation, and integration testing of performance optimizations and dataplane features that run on the EC2 Nitro System that power Machine Learning workloads.

- You set high standards for development processes, tools, and automation to enhance team productivity and quality.

- You influence best engineering practices on design and coding.

- You identify business problems and opportunities, and advocate for technical solutions that influences the technical roadmap for your team.

- Mentor junior engineers with scoping, design, and developing scalable and maintainable code.

- Collaborate with Senior/Principal Engineers, Product Managers, Sr TPMs, and cross-functional teams to define requirements, system architectures, and implement robust and scalable solutions.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

- 4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

- 4+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience

- 3+ years of contributing to new and current systems architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) experience

- 4+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience

- Experience in embedded development in C/C++

- Knowledge of system performance, memory management, and parallel computing principles

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Knowledge of machine learning model architecture and inference

- Experience developing low-level systems software, networking dataplane, or performance-critical services

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 - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

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Amazon Careers

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