Software Dev Engineer Embedded Development (Linux), AWS

Do you want to solve real customer problems through innovative technology Do you enjoy working on scalable services in a collaborative team environment Do you want to see your code directly impact millions of customers worldwide
At Amazon we hire the best minds in technology to innovate and build on behalf of our customers. Customer obsession is part of our company DNA which has made us one of the worlds most beloved brands.
Our Software Development Engineers (SDEs) use modern technology to solve complex problems while seeing their works impact first-hand. The challenges SDEs solve at Amazon are meaningful and influence millions of customers sellers and products globally. We seek individuals passionate about creating new products features and services while managing ambiguity in an environment where development cycles are measured in weeks not years.
At Amazon we believe in ownership at every level. As an SDE-I youll own the entire lifecycle of your code - from design through deployment and ongoing operations. This ownership mindset combined with our commitment to operational excellence ensures we deliver the highest quality solutions for our customers.
Were looking for curious minds who think big and want to define tomorrows technology. At Amazon youll grow into the high-impact engineer you know you can be supported by a culture of learning and mentorship. Every day brings exciting new challenges and opportunities for personal growth.

Key job responsibilities
- Design develop and optimisevirtual machine monitors (VMMs) for serverless and container workloads
- Contribute to Firecracker and related open-source hypervisor technologies running at global scale
- Build and maintain virtualisation infrastructure powering AWS Lambda Aurora and other AWS services
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to design build and operate innovative products and services that delight our customers while participating in technical discussions to drive solutions forward.
- Design and develop scalable solutions using cloud-native architectures and microservices in a large distributed computing environment.
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical documentation.
- Build and maintain resilient distributed systems that are scalable fault-tolerant and cost-effective.
- Leverage and contribute to the development of GenAI and AI-powered tools to enhance development productivity while staying current with emerging technologies.
- Write clean maintainable code following best practices and design patterns.
- Work in an agile environment practicing CI/CD principles while participating in operational responsibilities including on-call duties.
- Demonstrate operational excellence through monitoring troubleshooting and resolving production issues.

- Are enrolled in a Bachelors degree or above in Computer Science Computer Engineering Data Science Information Systems or related STEM fields
- Experience with Networking: C Firmware Hardware Memory Management Computer Architecture Computer Architecture or Operating Systems
- Experience with Linux: Firmware Shell Scripting Scripting Efficiency or Linux and C
- Experience with C C Firmware Device Driver Linux ARM Bare-Metal or Kernel
- Experience with Linux System Integration Networking Operating Systems Kernels Multi-threading or Microprocessors and/or microcontrollers
- Expected graduation between August 2026 - November 2026 OR graduated within the last 24 months
- Completed Bachelors and/or Masters degree in specified fields

- Experience from previous technical internship(s) or demonstrated project experience
- Experience with virtualization (Hypervisors VMware Xen)
- Knowledge of the tools of the trade including a variety of modern programming languages (Rust Java C/C) and a solid understanding of the Linux operating system
- Experience in performant kernel development (CUTLASS FlashInfer) or experience writing low level drivers
- Experience with designing and building applications using container and serverless technologies
- Familiarity with systems programming in a large-scale distributed environment

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