JobsEmbedded Software Development Engineer II (C/C++), EC2 Instance Networking, EC2 Instance Networking
Embedded Software Development Engineer II (C/C++), EC2 Instance Networking, EC2 Instance Networking
AmazonEmbedded Software Development Engineer II (C/C++), EC2 Instance Networking, EC2 Instance Networking
AmazonLocation
Seattle, WA
Type
Full-time
Posted
6/19/2026
Compensation
$143,700 - $194,400 per year
Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
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·FY 2025Job description
The role involves building the networking infrastructure for Amazon EC2, focusing on software-defined networking that supports virtual machines across AWS. The team is responsible for developing high-performance networking solutions that enable large-scale AI workloads. Candidates will work on low-level systems code in C and Rust, addressing challenges in network virtualization and packet processing. This position offers the opportunity to impact customers running demanding workloads in the cloud.
Requirements
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience
- 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
- 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
- 4+ years of full software development life cycle experience
- Knowledge of system performance, memory management, and parallel computing principles
- Experience in networking, large-scale distributed systems or a related field
- Experience in Linux and Networking protocols
Responsibilities
- Design and implement data plane networking software on custom hardware
- Build and improve network virtualization systems for EC2 customers
- Investigate and resolve complex production issues across distributed embedded systems
- Collaborate with partner teams across hardware, control plane, and ML platforms to deliver end-to-end 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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