Software Development Engineer, EC2 Nitro - Seattle

Salary: $143,400 - 143,400 per year Requirements:

• 3+ years of professional software development experience, excluding internships
• 2+ years of experience designing or architecting new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling
• 1+ year of experience designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multithreaded, embedded, or distributed software applications, tools, systems, or services using C#, C++, Java, or Perl
• A bachelors degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related field
• Experience programming in at least one software language
• Strong computer science fundamentals and 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
• Preferred: 3+ years of full software development lifecycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Preferred: A bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
• Preferred: Knowledge of computer architecture, operating systems, and parallel computing
• Preferred: In-depth knowledge of machine learning frameworks and cluster management

• Drive development of new EC2 machine learning platforms
• Collaborate with technical teams working across hardware, firmware, systems, and application software

• AWS
• C#
• Cloud
• EC2
• Embedded
• Firmware
• Hardware
• Java
• Linux
• Machine Learning
• Perl
• Rust
• DevOps
• Support
• Web

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We build on the EC2 Nitro platform, a customized hardware, firmware, and software stack designed to deliver virtualization at global scale. Within our EC2 Nitro organization, the MLS team develops the next generation of EC2 Supercomputers for high-performance machine learning training and inference. AWS is a broad cloud platform serving customers from startups to Global 500 companies. We value diverse experiences, work-life harmony, mentorship, and career development. This role is based in Seattle, Washington. The listed base salary is $143,400 annually; compensation may also include sign-on payments and restricted stock units, with final compensation based on factors such as experience, qualifications, and location. We offer benefits including health coverage, a 401(k) match, paid time off, and parental leave.

last updated 41 week of 2026