Embedded Software Engineer - Networking Drivers, ENA team

AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations from foundational services such as Amazons Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWSs services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization youll support the development and management of Compute Database Storage Internet of Things (Iot) Platform and Productivity Apps services in AWS. Within AWS UC Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) roles engage with AWS customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.

Annapurna Labs as part of AWS is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to be part of defining shaping and integrating solutions to next generation of our cloud platforms. As an Embedded Software Engineer in the ENA drivers team youll be at the forefront of creating highperformance networking solutions that enable exceptional bandwidth low latency and optimal packetspersecond (PPS) performance for AWS cloud infrastructure.

In this role youll develop and maintain kernelspace and userspace network drivers across multiple operating systems working with both proprietary and opensource solutions. Youll collaborate with our talented engineering teams to manage interfaces between AWS Nitro controllers and virtual instances while continuously monitoring cloud health and maintaining the highest quality standards. Our opensource ENA drivers are crucial components delivering advanced networking capabilities to AWS customers worldwide.


Key job responsibilities
Design and develop networking drivers for nextgeneration AWS nitro controllers.
Optimize drivers for high network performance and low latency.
Maintain and enhance drivers across multiple operating systems (Linux Windows DPDK FreeBSD MacOS and others).
Shape software architecture and contribute to upstream opensource repositories.
Collaborate with internal teams and external customers to resolve complex issues.
Monitor cloud health and maintain exceptional quality standards.

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. degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
5 years of professional experience in SW development with strong handon experience in C development.
Expertise in at least one of the following operating systems and solutions: Linux Windows DPDK or FreeBSD.
Experience with networking drivers development understanding of the TCP/IP stack and experience with various networking protocols.

Work with the open source community and contributions to open source code.
Experience with realtime performance profiling and optimization.
Experience with BPF programming.

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