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Senior Software Dev Engineer, AWS EC2 Elastic Block Store (EBS) Come change the way AWS does storage! Elastic Block Store (EBS) is an easy-to-use, scalable, high-performance block-storage service designed for Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). EBS delivers high-performing virtualized storage “in the cloud” for EC2 ( Our team's software runs on all of Amazon's compute instance platforms, and we are the first point of contact with a customer's I/O request. We are looking for engineers to own the connectivity and performance experience of millions of Amazon customers. We develop high performance software running on PCI-based offload cards that are developed in-house at Amazon. We work at multiple levels in the networking stack and push on the latest innovations in hardware to set the industry standards in performance. You will design and solve for availability and scalability problems. We also expect our engineers to interact with customers, to understand our business goals and to innovate rapidly, delivering high-quality and ground-breaking functionality. You will have opportunities to develop software on the latest hardware acceleration platforms and drive the roadmap for the next generation. You will have an immediate impact on millions of customers, driving down latencies and improving the customer experience as their applications run in the AWS Cloud. The ideal candidate will have superlative technical strength and the ability to analyze, design and solve for availability and scalability problems. We also expect our engineers to interact with customers, to understand our business goals and to innovate rapidly, delivering high-quality and ground-breaking functionality. Our team is passionate about the large opportunity that we have in Amazon EBS, EC2 and “Cloud Computing” in general and we're looking to raise the bar with our next curious, enthusiastic and motivated team member. Key job responsibilities Develop software for networking storage protocols in C, C++, Rust or other languages Participate in all phases of SDLC including requirements gathering, design, code, test, and code/test coverage and operations. Analyze customer needs and design solutions with customer obsession Implement and test solutions in various programming languages Define metrics and monitoring procedures to provide visibility in how our software is behaving Document software solutions and operational procedures A day in the life You will collaborate with and learn from the industry's best minds to solve interesting and challenging problems at an enormous scale on a daily basis. This collaboration extends beyond just the team in EBS. You will have the opportunity to work with many other teams in AWS to build a secure, performant, and reliable system. Minimum 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 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 Multithreaded concurrent processing Linux/Windows kernel modules and file systems, storage hardware or virtualization technologies Enterprise-scale distributed systems Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well in a team Working backwards from customer needs or requirements Embedded systems, Device Drivers, Firmware, ARM architecture Networking and/or Storage Domains Object-oriented design Go or Python scripting languages 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. 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. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. 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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site. #J-18808-Ljbffr Jobleads-US

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