Sr. Software Development Engineer, EC2 Nitro Cordite

Are you a passionate software engineer who thrives in a fast-paced, challenging environment? If being an integral member of a team and contributing to cutting-edge technology is your thing, the Cordite team, part of AWS EC2 Nitro is looking for engineers to help us define and build the future of cloud storage. We are working on an exciting EC2 solution in the storage and backup domain. The team provides a virtualized hardware-accelerated instance storage solution and owns the EC2 storage optimized instances. Our solution is used as the direct instance storage for many instance types offered by EC2 (e.g., I4i, I3en, D3, P5, C6id, C6gd, G5, etc.).

What is Instance Storage?The links below provide some information on Instance Storage and we'd love to tell you more about it !!

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/InstanceStorage.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUY-00yFlE4 - around 12:12 into the video

The AWS Nitro System is the underlying platform for our next generation of EC2 instances.

https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/nitro/

What You'll Be Doing

As a member of this team, you will work alongside extremely bright engineers, product managers and leaders who obsess about performance, availability, scalability and durability of customer data. You will be developing features in the Instance Storage data plane that solve customers' real world problems. You will be solving technical problems at a large scale, using SOA, distributed systems, and storage technologies. As a member of this team, you will have strong ownership over the design, implementation and operation of a massive scale distributed storage system. The unique accountability of owning EC2 storage optimized instances will provide the opportunity to work with and learn about the large EC2 eco-system. You will have the opportunity to work closely with an agile team that ships often, and see the impact your code has on a wide range of customers from startups to enterprise companies.

What You'll Bring to the Role

Strong analytical, design and problem solving skills

Excellent leadership skills and the ability to hit the ground running

Excellent time management and follow-through ability while managing multiple priorities

Effective communication and inter-personal skills

Experience in building and operating high performance systems at scale and exploring technical feasibility tradeoffs

Deep understanding of software development practices and experience with all phases of development

Thrive in a fast paced environment that encourages and rewards creative design and intelligent risk taking

Experience programming in C, C++ or Python on high performance systems

Experience developing software in Linux environments

Experience with device drivers, firmware management and understanding of IO technologies like NVMe are a big plus

Experience with storage, filesystems, virtualization technologies and on-demand computing

Exposure to software development techniques with large distributed systems involving petabytes of data

Exposure to managing virtualized large scale systems

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About the team

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience

levels and tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing

and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind,

code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our

team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more

complex tasks in the future.

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills

listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting,

hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.

About AWS:

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud

platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why

customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite

of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups

foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events

and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and

AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture.

When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience

- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

- 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience

- Experience with device drivers, firmware management and understanding of IO technologies like NVMe are a big plus

- Experience with storage, filesystems, virtualization technologies and on-demand computing

- Exposure to software development techniques with large distributed systems involving petabytes of data

- Exposure to managing virtualized large scale systems

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company's reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $151,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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