JobsSr Software Development Engineer, EC2 Nitro Machine Learning Systems
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Sr Software Development Engineer, EC2 Nitro Machine Learning Systems

Amazon

Location

Seattle, WA

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/4/2026

Compensation

$168,100 - $227,400 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
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Job description

The role involves leading software development and scaling for new EC2 compute platforms within the EC2 Nitro Machine Learning Systems team. This team is dedicated to building and optimizing infrastructure for machine learning workloads, ensuring high performance and reliability. The ideal candidate will work closely with various technical teams to influence platform designs and establish best practices for machine learning performance. This position offers the opportunity to tackle complex technical challenges at a massive scale while collaborating with customers and internal teams.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 5+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming language
  • 5+ years of experience leading design or architecture of new and existing systems
  • Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team
  • 5+ years of experience in the full software development life cycle
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
  • Experience in embedded development in C/C++ or Rust

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop innovative technologies that power the infrastructure supporting machine learning workloads.
  • Lead technical projects to establish EC2 as the definitive source for ML performance best practices.
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive regression testing systems to validate performance across major component releases.
  • Collaborate with hardware engineering teams to influence future platform designs based on performance insights.
  • Build customer relationships by investigating complex performance challenges and developing solutions.

Benefits

  • Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.

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