This role is for experienced performance engineers who will join the Efficiency Red Team at Amazon. The team focuses on discovering and eliminating waste across the compute stack, impacting how Amazon builds and operates its infrastructure. Engineers will have the freedom to pursue deep technical research and work on optimization opportunities that can lead to significant capacity savings. The position requires collaboration across teams and the ability to translate technical insights into business impact.

• 7+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 7+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems experience
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
• 7+ years of professional experience in systems programming, performance engineering, or infrastructure optimization
• Deep proficiency in at least one systems language (C, C++, Rust, or Java)
• Hands-on experience with performance profiling and analysis tools
• Demonstrated ability to conduct root cause analysis across multiple layers of the compute stack
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

• Apply first-principles analysis across CPU, DRAM, GPU, storage, I/O, and networking layers to uncover optimization opportunities.
• Design and lead rigorous investigations that establish root causes and produce actionable findings.
• Build proof-of-concept implementations for novel efficiency approaches such as memory compression and smart over-subscription.
• Develop repeatable patterns and practices that translate individual findings into fleet-wide optimization playbooks.
• Quantify business impact at Amazon scale, connecting technical insights to capacity freed and dollars saved.
• Collaborate across organizational boundaries to identify the largest opportunities.
• Contribute findings to internal profiling tools and engineering guidance.
• Directly influence how Amazon reasons about performance engineering and capacity efficiency.

• 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.