Principal Software Engineer

* B.Sc. or M.Sc. degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
* 15+ years of professional experience in SW development
* Strong hands-on experience in C development
* Proven experience with large-scale SW architecture and design
* Hands-on experience developing Firmware for embedded systems
* Multi-core / multi-threaded coding experience

AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS. Within AWS UC, Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) roles engage with AWS customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.

You'll have the opportunity to work on the technologies that power the world's largest cloud provider, in a dynamic, open, fast-paced environment.

In this role you'll develop, design, maintain, deploy, monitor and support a very important component in the Nitro/ML firmware, while enjoying every step of the journey.

Key job responsibilities
A Principal Software Engineer (PE) would own and lead the development, optimization, and maintenance of the codebase, including:
1. Architecting and designing firmware/real-time components for efficient hardware resources management, packet processing, and driver interfaces
2. Implementing and optimizing firmware features to improve performance, scalability, and reliability. 3. Collaborating with hardware teams to ensure seamless integration with next-gen Nitro cards
4. Mentoring and coaching a team of software and firmware engineers, providing technical guidance, and driving best practices in firmware development
5. Engaging with internal and external customers to understand their networking requirements and translate them into features and enhancements
6. Staying up-to-date with industry trends, emerging networking technologies, and relevant standards to ensure the teams remain competitive and future-proof.

* Experience with real-time performance profiling and optimization
* Hands-on experience with low-level SW development

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