Senior Nitro Firmware Engineer - Flexible Hours (EC2)

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 193,000 - 262,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer for the Nitro Firmware Team. You will work on the intersection of EC2 hardware and software, enabling firmware updates across the fleet with scalable, robust systems.

The role requires strong C/C++ skills, expertise in embedded concepts, and experience with TDD and automated testing. You will mentor others and collaborate across EC2 and hardware teams to deliver reliable firmware updates.

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 of new and existing systems.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on software development including design reviews, implementation, code reviews and platform enablement.
• Collaborate with EC2, silicon designers and hardware engineers to update firmware across the fleet.
• Develop tools and processes to measure firmware performance, qualification, monitoring and deployment at scale.

Skills

C/C++

Test-Driven Development

Automation testing

Scripting languages

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Master's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer for the Nitro Firmware Team. You will work on the intersection of EC2 hardware and software, enabling firmware updates across the fleet with scalable, robust systems.

The role requires strong C/C++ skills, expertise in embedded concepts, and experience with TDD and automated testing. You will mentor others and collaborate across EC2 and hardware teams to deliver reliable firmware updates.