Kernel/OS Engineer for Cloud Nitro EC2

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 165,200 - 223,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a software engineer to join the Nitro Linux team, focusing on embedded Linux, kernel changes, and cloud-scale systems.

You will contribute to Linux kernel development, work with C, Lua, and Rust, and help bring up Linux on new hardware and custom silicon, ensuring performance, security, and reliability across AWS infrastructure.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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, multi-component issues across layers from kernel to application.
• Profile system performance and drive optimizations across the software 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.
• Openness to leveraging AI tools and technologies to enhance productivity and technical problem-solving.

Skills

Linux kernel

C

Lua

Rust

Kernel debugging

Performance profiling

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

Git

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a software engineer to join the Nitro Linux team, focusing on embedded Linux, kernel changes, and cloud-scale systems.

You will contribute to Linux kernel development, work with C, Lua, and Rust, and help bring up Linux on new hardware and custom silicon, ensuring performance, security, and reliability across AWS infrastructure.