Amazon Senior Software Development Engineer EC2 VPC 

United States, Washington, Seattle 

260732767

We are growing fast, and are looking for kernel/embedded C leaders who can deliver ultra high performance - our goal is to be processing millions of packets per second on a CPU core. This requires both being able to implement highly optimized data structures, but also low level (including by hand assembly and vectorizing) tuning to our hardware. If you have good experience in C/C++, and a passion for systems software engineering such as kernel or embedded development, then this is a unique opportunity to join us at day one of building the platform which is the basis for all new EC2 VPC features in the years to come.
Your responsibilities will include:- Communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior management to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategyUtility Computing (UC)
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- 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
- 1+ years experience in leading a team in terms of architecture, mentoring and pushing best software development practices
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- Experience developing in C or C++

- 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency in design and analysis of algorithms and data structures
- Linux operating system knowledge + development experience
- In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP
- Kernel or embedded development, particularly Linux kernel
- Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
- Experience influencing software engineers best practices within your team
- Scripting (Ruby/Python)