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Software Dev Engineer, EC2 Nitro, EC2 Nitro

Amazon

Location

Seattle, WA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/1/2026

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 EC2 Nitro platform is seeking an experienced software engineer to contribute to the development of new EC2 machine learning platforms. The role involves collaboration with various technical teams focused on hardware, firmware, systems, and application software. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in computer science and expertise in C/C++ or Rust within a Linux environment. This position emphasizes innovation in high-performance training and inference workloads for the next generation of EC2 Supercomputers.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
  • 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
  • Knowledge of computer architecture, operating systems, and parallel computing

Responsibilities

  • Drive development for new EC2 machine learning platforms
  • Collaborate with technical teams developing hardware, firmware, systems, and application software
  • Utilize expertise in C/C++ or Rust development within a Linux environment
  • Implement software unit testing and automated build processes
  • Manage Linux package management and version control systems

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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