Software Development Engineer, Annapurna Labs

About the role

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 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. Key job responsibilities • 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 About the team 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.
- 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