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Your work will impact millions of customers globally, delivering secure, scalable, and high-performance networking solutions at incredible scale.\n\nYou will own the design, implementation, and testing, and delivery of performance and availability optimizations that power Machine Learning workloads across HPC and Accelerated Platforms in EC2 Nitro.\n\nWe are seeking a Software Engineer with experience in Dataplane development, System Software/Embedded software, Cloud Computing, and Networking to join our team. This role will allow you to influence and impact multiple technology areas, providing an opportunity to innovate across a variety of platforms and systems.\n\nWith the extensive network and access to Principal, Sr. Principal and Distinguished Engineers across EC2, AWS and Amazon, you are surrounded by talent that will provide you opportunities to grow your skills and knowledge.\n\nKey job responsibilities\n\nDesign, scoping, implementation, and integration testing of performance optimizations and dataplane features that run on the EC2 Nitro System that power Machine Learning workloads.\nYou set high standards for development processes, tools, and automation to enhance team productivity and quality.\nYou influence best engineering practices on design and coding.\nYou identify business problems and opportunities, and advocate for technical solutions that influences the technical roadmap for your team.\nMentor junior engineers with scoping, design, and developing scalable and maintainable code.\nCollaborate with Senior/Principal Engineers, Product Managers, Sr TPMs, and cross-functional teams to define requirements, system architectures, and implement robust and scalable solutions.\n\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS\nBachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent\n4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience\n4+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience\n3+ years of contributing to new and current systems architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) experience\n4+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience\nExperience in embedded development in C/C++\nKnowledge of system performance, memory management, and parallel computing principles\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\nKnowledge of machine learning model architecture and inference\nExperience developing low-level systems software, networking dataplane, or performance-critical services\n\nAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.\n\nOur inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.\n\nThe base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.\n\nUSA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually","company":"Amazon Web Services","rawCompany":"amazon web services","city":"Seattle","state":"WA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-06T13:26:10.165Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1299.00","title":"Computer Occupations, All Other","slug":"computer-occupations-all-other"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Software Engineer, EC2 Nitro","description":"DESCRIPTION\nWe’re at an exciting juncture to redefine the future of EC2 networking for Cloud Computing in 2026. To achieve our ambitious goals, we’re expanding our team and looking for talented engineers like you to be part of this journey.\n\nYou will be part of a team that owns the software-defined networking (SDN) dataplane stack that powers EC2 networking across diverse applications such as Machine Learning, Cloud Gaming, Health, Fintech, and Video Streaming. Your work will impact millions of customers globally, delivering secure, scalable, and high-performance networking solutions at incredible scale.\n\nYou will own the design, implementation, and testing, and delivery of performance and availability optimizations that power Machine Learning workloads across HPC and Accelerated Platforms in EC2 Nitro.\n\nWe are seeking a Software Engineer with experience in Dataplane development, System Software/Embedded software, Cloud Computing, and Networking to join our team. 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