Amazon
Software Development Engineer, AWS EC2 Nitro Team
$165K–$224K
SANTA CLARA, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Location
- SANTA CLARA, CA
Santa Clara, CA - Experience
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development; 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture of new and existing systems; 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience; 1+ years designing and developing large-scale applications using C#, C++, Java, or Perl; 1+ years of Object Oriented Design.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
About the job
Develop software for new EC2 machine-learning platforms and next-generation EC2 Supercomputers, collaborating across hardware, firmware, systems, and application software teams.
What you'll do
- Drive development of new EC2 Machine Learning platforms.
- Work with technical teams on hardware, firmware, systems, and application software.
What they ask for
- Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals.
- Expertise in C/C++ or Rust development in a Linux environment.
- Experience with Linux package management, version control systems, automated build processes, and software unit testing.
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
Nice to have
- In-depth knowledge of ML frameworks and cluster management.
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
Pay
165,200.00 - 223,600.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
C/C++, Rust, Linux, C#, C++, Java, Perl
AI focus
Developing EC2 platforms for machine-learning workloads, including high-performance training and inference.
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