Amazon
Sr. Software Development Engineer, EC2 Nitro Specialized Instance team
$193K–$262K
SANTA CLARA, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Location
- SANTA CLARA, CA
Santa Clara, CA - Experience
- 5+ years for each of the stated basic qualifications; preferred full software development life cycle experience is also 5+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
About the job
Develops EC2 Nitro platform features and specialized instance types for high-memory, high-performance computing and database workloads.
What you'll do
- Design and implement platform features across system BIOS, Nitro Hypervisor, and EC2 control-plane services.
- Build and deliver new instance types for high-memory and HPC workloads, including detailed technical analysis, designs, and code.
- Collaborate with technical leaders to define technical direction.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 5+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming language.
- 5+ years leading design or architecture of new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team.
Nice to have
- 5+ 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
USD 193,300.00 - 261,500.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
C/C++, Rust, Python, Lua, Linux Kernel, Xen, KVM, PCIe
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