Senior Software Engineer, EC2 Windows OS — Cloud Scale

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

RSUs

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC seeks Senior Software Development Engineer for the EC2 Windows OST team to advance OS-level software in the cloud. You will influence the technical roadmap, develop high-performance drivers, and partner across teams to deliver enterprise-class workloads on AWS EC2 Windows instances.

Bring strong C/C++, OS/driver expertise, and a track record in scalable, reliable systems. You will participate in design reviews, mentor peers, and contribute to a fast-paced, start-up like

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming with C/C++ or equivalent.
• Experience leading design or architecture of large systems.
• Mentor or tech lead experience.
• BS in CS/EE with 10+ years or MS/PhD with 8+ years.
• Proficient in Windows user-mode or kernel-mode drivers.
• Familiar with Windows driver models like MiniPort/NDIS/StorPort/WDF.
• Strong OS fundamentals and system-level troubleshooting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Innovate and create vision to bring best system software to enterprise customers.
• Improve CI/CD processes across services to increase velocity.
• Collaborate with teams on solution development for user and kernel space.
• Define technical roadmaps with product management.
• Analyze requirements and provide design with effort estimates.
• Create architectures with resilience, scalability, and performance.
• Uphold high quality with best practices and reviews.
• Participate in design reviews and share insights across teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster growth.

Skills

C/C++

Windows drivers

Kernel-mode drivers

Distributed systems

OS concepts

Leadership

Design patterns

Education

BS in CS/EE or related field

MS/PhD in CS/EE or related field

Tools

NDIS

StorPort

WDF

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC seeks Senior Software Development Engineer for the EC2 Windows OST team to advance OS-level software in the cloud. You will influence the technical roadmap, develop high-performance drivers, and partner across teams to deliver enterprise-class workloads on AWS EC2 Windows instances.

Bring strong C/C++, OS/driver expertise, and a track record in scalable, reliable systems. You will participate in design reviews, mentor peers, and contribute to a fast-paced, start-up like