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# Senior Software Development Engineer, EC2 Nitro Team

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, Bash Shell, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Code Review, Data Centers, Firmware, Python (Programming Language), Lua (Scripting Language), Cloud Services, Software Engineering, Scripting, Computer Network Operations, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Build Process, Software Version Control
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/senior-software-development-engineer-ec2-nitro-team-santa-clara-ca--d227504e-9185-4d46-8899-3f5a1a2593bf

## About the Role

Software Development, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Software Engineering, Network Operations Center, Startup, Leading Edge Technology, Cloud Computing, High Tech Industry, Vehicle Fleets, Software Development, The ideal candidate is expected to have solid understanding of low-level embedded concepts with ability to code in C/C++. Ideal candidate must have strong background in Test-Driven Development and automated testing using scripting languages (Bash/Lua/JS/Python). Experience with version control systems, automated build processes and software unit testing are required.

## Description

Interested in working on products that are disrupting the data center software industry and change on-demand cloud computing? Does solving hard technical challenges at scale appeal to you? Do you like working on products that are providing real value to many customers? If so, please join us as we grow our team responsible for developing pioneering cloud solutions. You'll be working on state-of-the-art technology that drives innovation from startups through major enterprises., EC2 is looking for a Senior Software Development engineer to join the Nitro Firmware Team. This team owns the intersection between EC2 hardware and rest of the software stack in the Nitro card. Nitro Firmware Team owns infrastructure and mechanisms to integrate and update firmware for the different components in the fleet at a regular cadence. Key metric is to make sure software/firmware deployed to the EC2 fleet are functioning at scale with reduced failure and improved customer experience. This team is also responsible for development of tools and processes to measure firmware performance, qualification, monitoring and deployment across all EC2 platforms.

A day in the life

You will be involved in hands-on software development including software design reviews, implementation, code reviews, new platform enablement, automated test development and monitoring to make sure your code is working properly at scale. You will work closely with Principal engineers from EC2, silicon designers, hardware engineers, internal/external partners to develop robust and scalable mechanisms to update firmware across the fleet.