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AWS Networking builds the infrastructure that powers every customer workload in the cloud. ENA Express is a next-generation EC2 networking feature that leverages the Scalable Reliable Datagram (SRD) protocol — developed by AWS — to deliver industry-leading networking performance: dramatically lower tail latency, higher bandwidth utilization, and consistent packet delivery at scale. We are looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer to join the ENA Express team. You will design, build, and own features across the full ENA Express software stack: Firmware on the Nitro-Card, user-space libraries, control plane components, and the performance analytics systems that help our customers get the most out of their network. This is high-ownership work — your code runs on a fleet of millions of EC2 instances, supporting customers who demand the absolute best from their network, including HPC clusters, large-scale ML training, financial services, and other latency-critical applications.
Job Responsibility
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
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, lead design reviews, and champion engineering best practices across the team
Drive operational excellence: build observability, contribute to on-call health, and lead incident response and post-mortems
Requirements
5+ 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
Nice to have
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 troubleshooting 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
What we offer
Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)