Senior Firmware Engineer – EC2 Nitro Platform

Amazon Inc.; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 193,000 - 262,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer for the Nitro Firmware Team. You will work on the intersection of EC2 hardware and software, updating firmware across the fleet and building scalable deployment tools.

Ideal candidates have strong C/C++, embedded systems experience, and expertise in TDD and automated testing with scripting languages. This role emphasizes leadership, mentorship, and cross‑functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 6+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience.
• 4+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Develop firmware/software for EC2 Nitro platform, integrating hardware and software stacks.
• Participate in design reviews, implement robust firmware updates across the fleet, and monitor performance at scale.
• Contribute to automation, testing, and tooling to improve reliability and deployment.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Embedded systems

Mentoring / tech lead

Software design

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Git

Linux

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer for the Nitro Firmware Team. You will work on the intersection of EC2 hardware and software, updating firmware across the fleet and building scalable deployment tools.

Ideal candidates have strong C/C++, embedded systems experience, and expertise in TDD and automated testing with scripting languages. This role emphasizes leadership, mentorship, and cross‑functional collaboration.