Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.
Technology
SoftwareDevelopmentEngineer,EC2Nitro,EC2LocalInstanceStore
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“Software Development Engineer, EC2 Nitro, EC2 Local Instance Store at Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.. Skills: Software development, Distributed systems, Cloud computing. Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software. Manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables”
Industry & Context.
Problem solving; Analytical skills; Troubleshooting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience, 5+ years of experience in software development, Experience with at least one general-purpose programming language
Nice to Have
Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related field, Experience with distributed systems, Experience with cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), Experience with large-scale data processing, Experience with machine learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch), Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
What You'll Do.
Manage individual project priorities
Write high-quality code
Participate in code reviews
Collaborate with other engineers and product managers
Troubleshoot and debug production issues
Contribute to system design and architecture
Mentor junior engineers
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Code reviews
Communication Scope
Technical documentation
Process & Methodology
Agile methodologies
Full Job Description
Join the AWS EC2 Nitro team building the foundation of cloud computing at unprecedented scale. EC2 Nitro powers the world's largest and fastest-growing compute cloud through ground-up virtualization design built on fully custom hardware, firmware, and applications. Our platform supports Intel, AMD, and Amazon's Graviton processors while setting industry standards for security and performance. The AWS EC2 Nitro local storage team is building the foundation of cloud local instance store platforms at scale. We provide virtualized hardware-accelerated solutions for EC2 disk instances. Our solutions are designed for workloads that require high read and write access to very large data sets on local storage, such as relational and NoSQL databases, analytics, search engines, and data warehousing. We are looking for an experienced software engineer to join the EC2 Storage Live Migration team. You will build and operate systems that transparently migrate running virtual instances across physical infrastructure at scale. Your work directly impacts EC2's ability to perform fleet maintenance, respond to hardware failures, and optimize host utilization — all while maintaining a seamless experience for millions of customers. You will lead a small project teams making direct contributions to the project and delivering the features with minimal direct oversight. You will also be responsible for the development of tools and processes to automate testing, measuring the live migration performance and develop observability to operate the service at scale. Key job responsibilities The ideal candidate is expected to have a solid understanding of computer science fundamentals and embedded concepts and expertise in C, C++, Rust or similar development in a Linux environment. Experience with Linux package management, version control systems, automated build processes, and software unit testing. A day in the life We place a high value on work-life balance. We believe striking the right balance
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