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# Software Development Engineer, Annapurna Labs

- **Company:** Annapurna Labs
- **Location:** Cupertino, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, C++ (Programming Language), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Linux, Domain Name System (DNS), Firmware, Hardware Interface Design, Hypervisor, Network Troubleshooting, Network Control, Network Protocols, Software Engineering, System Programming, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Virtualization Technology, Xen Servers, Information Technology, Vmware
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/us/en/find-jobs-in-United-States/-65CCFE71D941B2AFB8/

## About the Role

We are a team of senior engineers with deep expertise in systems software, networking protocols, and EC2 infrastructure. Our work spans the full stack - from the Firmware on the driver Card, and NIC driver layer up through the EC2 control plane - and we collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, and platform partners. We care deeply about technical craft, operational quality, and each other's growth.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

 - Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
 - Background in systems programming (C/C++) in performance-critical, production environments
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Experience in Linux and Networking protocols, or experience in Linux OS and network troubleshooting

 - Experience in Linux and Networking protocols, or experience in Network protocols like DNS/DHCP/TCP and experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities
 - Experience with virtualization (Hypervisors, VMware, Xen), or experience in managing and troublshooting network and experience in Network protocols like DNS/DHCP/TCP
 - Experience working with software teams to tightly define the HW/SW interface, including control/status registers and error handling

## Description

Design and develop features across the AWS Networking software stack on Nitro Cards.
Deep-dive into ENA Express and the underlying SRD protocol and L3/L4 networking to optimize packet delivery, reduce tail latency, and improve bandwidth utilization.
Collaborate with hardware and firmware partners to define software/hardware interfaces and surface programmable capabilities to the software layer
Partner with EC2 platform and service teams to integrate ENA Express features into the broader AWS networking ecosystem
Drive operational excellence: build observability, contribute to on-call health, and lead incident response and post-mortems


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