Sr. Software Development Engineer, Annapurna Labs

Amazon; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 193,300 - 261,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon’s ENA Express team is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to design and own features across the full ENA Express software stack, from firmware on Nitro-Card to user-space libraries and control-plane components. You will work on high-ownership code running on millions of EC2 instances, supporting latency-critical workloads.

We value collaboration with hardware and platform teams, mentorship of engineers, and a focus on observability and incident response.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• Background in systems programming (C / C++) in performance-critical, production environments.
• Experience with Linux and Networking protocols, or related protocols and strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop features across the AWS Networking software stack on Nitro Cards.
• Deep-dive into ENA Express and SRD to optimize packet delivery and latency.
• Collaborate with hardware/firmware partners to define software/hardware interfaces.

Skills

5+ years of software development

C/C++ systems programming

Linux experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Hypervisors/VMware/Xen

Networking protocols (DNS/DHCP/TCP)

HW/SW interface definition

Job description

Sr. Software Development Engineer, Annapurna Labs

AWS Networking builds the infrastructure that powers every customer workload in the cloud. ENA Express is a next-generation EC2 networking feature that leverages the Scalable Reliable Datagram (SRD) protocol - developed by AWS - to deliver industry-leading networking performance: dramatically lower tail latency, higher bandwidth utilization, and consistent packet delivery at scale.

We are looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer to join the ENA Express team. You will design, build, and own features across the full ENA Express software stack: Firmware on the Nitro-Card, user-space libraries, control plane components, and the performance analytics systems that help our customers get the most out of their network. This is high-ownership work - your code runs on a fleet of millions of EC2 instances, supporting customers who demand the absolute best from their network, including HPC clusters, large-scale ML training, financial services, and other latency-critical applications.

Key job responsibilities

• Design and develop features across the AWS Networking software stack on Nitro Cards.
• Deep-dive into ENA Express and the underlying SRD protocol and L3/L4 networking to optimize packet delivery, reduce tail latency, and improve bandwidth utilization.
• Collaborate with hardware and firmware partners to define software/hardware interfaces and surface programmable capabilities to the software layer
• Partner with EC2 platform and service teams to integrate ENA Express features into the broader AWS networking ecosystem
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, lead design reviews, and champion engineering best practices across the team
• Drive operational excellence: build observability, contribute to on-call health, and lead incident response and post-mortems

About the team

We are a team of senior engineers with deep expertise in systems software, networking protocols, and EC2 infrastructure. Our work spans the full stack - from the Firmware on the driver Card, and NIC driver layer up through the EC2 control plane - and we collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, and platform partners. We care deeply about technical craft, operational quality, and each other’s growth.

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Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Background in systems programming (C / C++) in performance-critical, production environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Linux and Networking protocols, or experience in Network protocols like DNS/DHCP/TCP and experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities
• Experience with virtualization (Hypervisors, VMware, Xen), or experience in managing and troubleshooting network and experience in Network protocols like DNS/DHCP/TCP
• Experience working with software teams to tightly define the HW/SW interface, including control/status registers and error handling

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Benefits

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

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USA, CA, Cupertino - 193,300.00 - 261,500.00 USD annually

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