Software Development Engineer, AWS EC2 Nitro Team

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

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

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Mental Health Support

Medical Advice Line

Flexible Spending Accounts

Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

AWS in Santa Clara is seeking an engineer to drive the development of next‑generation EC2 machine learning platforms and supercomputers optimized for high‑performance training and inference. You will collaborate with hardware, firmware, and software teams to build scalable virtualization foundations.

The role requires 3+ years in software development and distributed systems, with a BS in CS or related field.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in software development, system architecture, and distributed applications.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Experience with multi-threaded or distributed systems is required.

Skills

C++

Rust

C#

Java

Perl

Linux

Object Oriented Design

Distributed Systems

Embedded Software

ML Frameworks

Cluster Management

Version Control Systems

Automated Build Processes

Software Unit Testing

System Architecture

Virtualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

The engineer will drive the development of next-generation EC2 machine learning platforms and supercomputers optimized for high-performance training and inference. This involves collaborating with technical teams across hardware, firmware, and application software to build scalable virtualization foundations.

Requirements

Candidates must have 3+ years of professional experience in software development, system architecture, and multi-threaded or distributed applications using C++, Java, or similar languages. A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field is required.

Key Skills

• C++
• Rust
• C#
• Java
• Perl
• Linux
• Object Oriented Design
• Distributed Systems
• Embedded Software
• ML Frameworks
• Cluster Management
• Version Control Systems
• Automated Build Processes
• Software Unit Testing
• System Architecture
• Virtualization

Benefits

• 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
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Mental Health Support
• Medical Advice Line
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave