Cloud Linux Kernel Engineer for Nitro/EC2 Platform

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Santa Clara (CA); In loco; USD 165.000 - 224.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Descrizione del lavoro

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Santa Clara, CA is seeking an experienced Linux kernel engineer to design and implement kernel changes for next-generation EC2 compute platforms and to bring up Linux on custom silicon.

You will collaborate with hardware, firmware, and software teams to optimize performance across the stack. Ideal candidates have extensive C/C++/Rust experience, strong system software expertise, and a track record in kernel development and performance profiling.

Competenze

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• Experience designing or architecting new and existing systems (design patterns, reliability and scaling).
• Experience programming with at least one software language (C/C++/Rust).

Mansioni

• Research, design, and implement Linux kernel changes to meet business requirements.
• Drive kernel development for next-generation EC2 compute platforms.
• Bring up Linux on new hardware platforms and custom silicon.
• Debug complex, system-level issues across layers from kernel to application.
• Profile system performance and drive optimizations across the stack.
• Develop tooling for performance characterization, qualification, and deployment.
• Deliver production-quality code and support its operation in production environments.
• Collaborate across hardware, firmware, systems, and application software teams.
• Open to leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity and problem-solving.

Conoscenze

Linux kernel development

System software

C/C++/Rust programming

Performance profiling

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Strumenti

Linux

Kernel debugging tools

Build systems

Descrizione del lavoro

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Santa Clara, CA is seeking an experienced Linux kernel engineer to design and implement kernel changes for next-generation EC2 compute platforms and to bring up Linux on custom silicon.

You will collaborate with hardware, firmware, and software teams to optimize performance across the stack. Ideal candidates have extensive C/C++/Rust experience, strong system software expertise, and a track record in kernel development and performance profiling.