Sr. SDE, EC2 Nitro Networking

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
• 7+ years of professional software development experience, excluding internships
• 7+ years of programming experience in at least one software language
• 5+ years leading the design or architecture of new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling
• 7+ years of experience across the full software development lifecycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operations
• Experience mentoring, serving as a tech lead, or leading an engineering team
• Experience with embedded development in C/C++
• Knowledge of system performance, memory management, and parallel computing principles
• Preferred: Familiarity with machine learning and large language model fundamentals, including architecture, training and inference lifecycles, and model execution optimization
• Preferred: Knowledge of machine learning model architecture and inference
• Preferred: Experience developing low-level systems software, networking dataplanes, or performance-critical services

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end design, scoping, implementation, and integration testing of performance optimizations and dataplane features for machine learning workloads on the EC2 Nitro System
• Set high standards for development processes, tools, and automation to improve team productivity and quality
• Own team architecture and establish engineering best practices for design and coding
• Identify business problems and opportunities, and advocate for technical solutions that shape the technical roadmap for our team and partner teams
• Mentor junior engineers in scoping, design, and development of scalable, maintainable code
• Work with Principal Engineers, Product Managers, Senior Technical Program Managers, and cross-functional teams to define requirements and system architectures and deliver robust, scalable solutions

Technologies:

• AWS
• Cloud
• EC2
• Embedded
• Support
• Machine Learning
• Video Streaming
• Network

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We are expanding our team as we work to shape the future of EC2 networking. Our team owns the software-defined networking dataplane stack that supports EC2 applications including machine learning, cloud gaming, health, financial technology, and video streaming, serving customers worldwide with secure, scalable, high-performance networking. In this senior software engineering role, you will focus on performance and availability improvements for machine learning workloads across high-performance computing and accelerated platforms in EC2 Nitro. You will have opportunities to innovate across technology areas and learn from Principal, Senior Principal, and Distinguished Engineers across EC2, AWS, and Amazon. We are an equal opportunity employer and support an inclusive workplace, including accommodations during hiring. The role is based in Seattle, Washington, with a listed base salary of $168,400 annually. Compensation may also include sign-on payments and restricted stock units, with final compensation based on experience, qualifications, and location. Benefits include health coverage, retirement plan matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

last updated 43 week of 2026