The role involves working on the Amazon EC2 Nitro Dataplane team, focusing on virtualized networking and delivering ultra-high performance for EC2 customers. The team is responsible for the packet pipeline that supports various features like firewalls and monitoring across a global fleet. Candidates should have a strong background in kernel or embedded software development, particularly in C/C++ or Rust. This position offers opportunities for mentorship and collaboration with senior engineers while contributing to the development of new EC2 VPC features.

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language
• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Proficiency in design and analysis of algorithms and data structures
• In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP
• Kernel or embedded development experience, particularly with Linux kernel
• Scripting experience in Ruby, Python, or Rust
• Strong knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals
• Knowledge of at least one modern programming language such as C, C++, Rust, Python, or Perl
• Ability to take a project from scoping requirements through actual launch

• Be an engineer on a small team and mentor junior engineers.
• Work with the engineering team to manage day-to-day development activities.
• Lead architecture decisions and participate in design and code reviews.
• Maintain current technical knowledge to support rapidly changing technology.
• Communicate with users and other technical teams to collect requirements and describe software product features.

• 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.