Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS EC2 Nitro Team

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Santa Clara (CA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 300,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on payments

Restricted stock units (RSUs)

Health insurance

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Prescription insurance

Basic Life & AD&D insurance

Supplemental life plans

EAP

Mental Health Support

Medical Advice Line

Flexible Spending Accounts

Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Santa Clara, CA, is looking for a senior software engineer to drive the development of next-generation EC2 machine learning platforms and supercomputers optimized for high-performance training and inference. You will collaborate across the stack, from low-level hardware optimization to high-level frameworks.

The role requires leading system design, mentoring teams, and delivering robust, scalable software in a Linux environment using C++, or Rust.

Qualifications

Requires 5+ years of professional software development in C/C++ or Rust.
Linux environment experience with system design and mentoring teams.
Proven leadership in architecture and design patterns.

Responsibilities

Drive development of next-gen EC2 ML platforms and supercomputers.
Collaborate across hardware to high-level frameworks.
Lead system design, architecture, and mentoring on engineering teams.

Skills

C++

Rust

Linux

Virtualization

ML Frameworks

Cluster Management

System Architecture

Software Design Patterns

Unit Testing

Version Control

Automated Build Processes

Package Management

Performance Optimization

Hardware-Software Co-design

Technical Leadership

Mentoring

Job description

Drive the development of next-generation EC2 machine learning platforms and supercomputers optimized for high-performance training and inference. Collaborate across the full technology stack, from low-level hardware optimization to high-level frameworks.

Requirements

Requires over 5 years of professional software development experience with expertise in C/C++ or Rust in a Linux environment. Candidates must have experience leading system design and architecture, as well as mentoring engineering teams.

Key Skills

C++, Rust, Linux, Virtualization, ML Frameworks, Cluster Management, System Architecture, Software Design Patterns, Unit Testing, Version Control, Automated Build Processes, Package Management, Performance Optimization, Hardware-Software Co-design, Technical Leadership, Mentoring

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