Lead Software Development Engineer Nitro Card Annapurna Labs

Annapurna Labs (our organization within AWS UC) designs silicon and software that accelerates innovation. Customers choose us to create cloud solutions that solve challenges that were unimaginable a short time agoeven yesterday. Our custom chips accelerators and software stacks enable us to take on technical challenges that have never been seen before and deliver results that help our customers change the world.

Annapurna Labs (our organization within AWS UC) designs silicon and software that accelerates innovation. Customers choose us to create cloud solutions that solve challenges that were unimaginable a short time agoeven yesterday. Our custom chips accelerators and software stacks enable us to take on technical challenges that have never been seen before and deliver results that help our customers change the world.

AWS Nitro is the underlying platform for our next generation EC2 instances. Comprised of custom AWS hardware and software that work together to deliver security and performance that is indistinguishable from bare metal.

As part of the Nitro team you will be a thought leader supporting the groundup development of key features that will support advanced hardware that offloads and accelerates IO for functions security chips that enable the most secure cloud platform available today and lightweight hypervisors that manage memory and CPU allocation delivering baremetal performance at scale.

This role offers a unique blend of handson development and leadership responsibilities. For candidates interested in management there may be opportunities to transition into a full Software Development Manager role in the future depending on individual performance and personal career goals. However this is optional and the core focus of the position remains on technical leadership and handson development within the AWS Nitro Cards team

Key job responsibilities
This is a handson role that combines software development responsibilities with team leadership. The successful candidate will be expected to:

Actively contribute to software development across all verticals from Linux services and drivers and related applications Nitro card integration and Platform bringups.

Lead a team of 45 software developers providing technical guidance mentorship and direction.

Balance individual coding responsibilities with team management duties ensuring both personal and team productivity.

Drive technical decisionmaking and architecture design while also overseeing project timelines and deliverables.

Collaborate with crossfunctional teams and stakeholders to align development efforts with broader organizational goals.

Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends related to Nitro Cards and AWS infrastructure.

This role requires a unique blend of technical expertise and leadership skills with expectation to actively code and contribute to the development process while also guiding and leading the team.

About the team
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures and were building an environment that celebrates knowledgesharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy oneonone 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
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About AWS
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Work/Life Balance
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Mentorship & Career Growth
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B.S. Computer Science or related technical field
5 years of professional engineering experience
5 years of experience with programming language: C or C
5 years of experience in embedded Linux systems

Experience with storage protocols: PCIE/NVME/SATA/SCSI
Experience with network protocols: Ethernet TCP/IP
Experience with Linux kernel
Experience with Device Driver in Embedded System

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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 Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $151300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon 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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.