Senior Systems Engineer, EC2 VPC (C/C++)

Amazon; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 168,100 - 227,400; Full time

Job summary

Amazon seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer for EC2 VPC in San Diego. The role focuses on kernel/embedded C to enable ultra high‑performance packet processing for the EC2 VPC platform.

You will mentor a small team, influence architecture, and work with cross‑functional partners to design, implement, and review features touching every packet on every host in a massive cloud environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming in C/C++ or similar languages.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems.
• Experience mentoring, tech lead, or leading an engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineer on a small team, mentoring junior engineers and ensuring proper development practices.
• Hands‑on work with engineering to manage day‑to‑day development activities, including architecture decisions, designs, design review, code review, and implementation.
• Maintain current technical knowledge to support rapidly changing technology and actively explore new technologies.
• Communicate with users, other technical teams, and senior management to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Kernel/embedded engineering

Leadership / mentoring

System design

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Git

Linux

Python

Ruby

Job description

Amazon seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer for EC2 VPC in San Diego. The role focuses on kernel/embedded C to enable ultra high‑performance packet processing for the EC2 VPC platform.

You will mentor a small team, influence architecture, and work with cross‑functional partners to design, implement, and review features touching every packet on every host in a massive cloud environment.