Amazon
SDE II EC2 Nitro, EC2 Nitro
$165K–$224K
SANTA CLARA, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 9, 2026
- Location
- SANTA CLARA, CA
Santa Clara, CA - Experience
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience; 4+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience; 5+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience; 5+ years of Object Oriented Design experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
About the job
Build and optimize virtualized, hardware-accelerated local storage solutions for EC2 disk instances and workloads at global scale.
What you'll do
- Develop software for EC2 Nitro local storage across the technology stack, from hardware optimization to frameworks.
- Solve performance optimization problems for high-performance access to large local datasets.
- Contribute to product strategy and software quality using automated builds and unit testing.
What they ask for
- Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals and embedded concepts; expertise in C, C++, Java, Rust, or similar development in Linux.
- Experience with Linux package management, version control systems, automated build processes, and software unit testing.
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
Nice to have
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
Pay
165,200.00 - 223,600.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, Java, Rust, Linux, Intel, AMD, Amazon's Graviton processors
AI focus
Supports storage infrastructure for AI/ML workloads; the role focuses on EC2 local storage, not AI development.
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