JobsEmbedded Software Development Engineer II (C/C++), EC2 Instance Networking, EC2 Instance Networking
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Embedded Software Development Engineer II (C/C++), EC2 Instance Networking, EC2 Instance Networking

Amazon

Location

Seattle, WA

Type

Full-time

Posted

6/19/2026

Compensation

$143,700 - $194,400 per year

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.1% approval+9% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job 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.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Amazon Com Services Llc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

3,290

FY2026

Approval rate

99.1%

FY2026

LCA certified

32,937

FY2026

Entry-level share

10.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+9%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-44%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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