Software Dev Engineer, EC2 Nitro, EC2 Nitro

Amazon • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

The EC2 Nitro platform powers the world’s largest, fastest-growing, and most
feature-rich cloud computing environment. Designed by AWS from the ground up,
Nitro leverages a fully customized stack of hardware, firmware, and software to
deliver unparalleled virtualization at a global scale. Within the EC2 Nitro
organization, the MLS team is tasked with developing the next generation of EC2
Supercomputers, optimized for high-performance training and inference workloads.

We are looking for an experienced software engineer to drive development for new
EC2 machine learning platforms. In this role, the engineer will work with a
broad and deep group of technical teams that develop hardware, firmware, systems
and application software etc.

The ideal candidate is expected to have solid understanding of 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 are required. In-depth knowledge of
ML frameworks and cluster management is highly preferred.

About the team
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted
cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating —
that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies
trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred
qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates
to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path,
or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the
expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of
our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home,
there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s
Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and
other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded
professional.

Requirements

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language
• 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

Nice To Haves

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Knowledge of computer architecture, operating systems, and parallel computing
• In-depth knowledge of ML frameworks and cluster management

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level