Kernel/OS Engineer for Nitro EC2 Linux

Amazon Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a software engineer to drive Linux kernel changes for EC2 Nitro platforms and to bring up Linux on new hardware. You will work across hardware, firmware, and software teams to deliver production-ready code.

The role emphasizes kernel development, performance profiling, tooling, and collaboration with cross-functional teams, with opportunities to leverage AI tools for productivity.

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.
• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.

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

3+ years non-internship software dev

2+ years design/architecture

Programming in at least one language

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a software engineer to drive Linux kernel changes for EC2 Nitro platforms and to bring up Linux on new hardware. You will work across hardware, firmware, and software teams to deliver production-ready code.

The role emphasizes kernel development, performance profiling, tooling, and collaboration with cross-functional teams, with opportunities to leverage AI tools for productivity.