Sr Software Development Engineer, Nitro Card, Annapurna Labs, K2-US

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Annapurna Labs is seeking a software engineer to contribute to the Nitro stack, including Linux services and drivers, and platform bringups. You will work across teams to align development with broader AWS goals and stay current with Nitro Cards technologies.

The team emphasizes mentorship, knowledge sharing, and career growth, offering a collaborative environment to tackle challenging hardware and software integration tasks for the most secure cloud platform.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software language.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems.
• 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards and operations.
• 4+ years of experience with C/C++ or Rust.

Responsibilities

• Actively contribute to software development across Linux services and drivers, Nitro card integration and Platform bringups.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to align development efforts with broader goals.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends related to Nitro Cards and AWS infrastructure.

Skills

Software development experience

C/C++/Rust

System performance & parallelism

Design/architecture leadership

SDLC / DevOps experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Annapurna Labs (our organization within AWS UC) designs silicon and software that accelerates innovation. Customers choose us to create cloud solutions that solve challenges that were unimaginable a short time ago. Our custom chips, accelerators, and software stacks enable us to take on technical challenges that have never been seen before, and deliver results that help our customers change the world.

AWS Nitro is the underlying platform for our next generation EC2 instances. Comprised of custom AWS hardware and software that work together to deliver security and performance that is indistinguishable from bare metal.

As part of the Nitro team, you will be a thought leader supporting the ground-up development of key features that will support advanced hardware that offloads and accelerates IO for functions, security chips that enable the most secure cloud platform available today.

Key job responsibilities

• Actively contribute to software development across all verticals, from Linux services and drivers, and related applications, Nitro card integration and Platform bringups.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to align development efforts with broader organizational goals.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends related to Nitro Cards and AWS infrastructure.

About the team

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Knowledge of system performance, memory management, and parallel computing principles
• 4+ years of experience with programming language: C C++ or Rust

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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• USA, CA, Cupertino - 193,300.00 - 261,500.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Seattle - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually

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