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Base Salary
$144k - $194k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and build node-level runtime infrastructure for Amazon EKS, including optimized Amazon Machine Images, GPU and accelerator integration, VM isolation runtimes, and node monitoring systems.
- Own the operational health of EKS runtime infrastructure across millions of customer workloads, including on-call coverage, SEV response, customer escalations, and reliability improvements.
- Lead end-to-end implementation of node runtime features spanning architecture, AMI pipelines, testing, deployment, and production validation.
- Maintain and improve Kubernetes node components, container runtimes, kubelet configurations, device plugins, and Dynamic Resource Allocation drivers.
- Qualify GPU and accelerator instance types, manage driver updates and multi-version support, and integrate GPU, EFA, and Neuron workloads.
- Build monitoring, health checks, automated log collection, alarming, and self-healing capabilities for customer nodes.
- Collaborate with EKS, EC2, NVIDIA, AWS AI/ML service, and open-source teams to deliver integrated capabilities.
- Mentor junior engineers through design reviews, code reviews, systems programming guidance, and operational best practices.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- At least 2 years of non-internship experience designing or architecting new and existing systems for reliability and scaling.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
- Programming experience in at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, or Rust.
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or the containers ecosystem is preferred.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure technologies is preferred.
- Experience with Linux/RHEL, programming or scripting, and technologies such as Batch, VB, PowerShell, Java, C#, Chef, Perl, Ruby, or PHP is preferred.
- Production experience with CloudFormation, Chef, Puppet, Salt, or Ansible is preferred.
- Experience with enterprise architecture, virtualization technologies, distributed architecture, operational roles, or data analytics is preferred.
- Open-source contributions, particularly in the Kubernetes or CNCF ecosystem, are preferred.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health insurance covering medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life and AD&D insurance, with optional supplemental life plans.
- 401(k) matching, paid time off, parental leave, and adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage.
- Employee assistance, mental health support, medical advice line, and flexible spending accounts.
- Flexible working hours and emphasis on work-life balance, with distributed 24/7 on-call coverage for critical infrastructure.
- Mentorship, career growth opportunities, knowledge sharing, and one-on-one guidance.
- The role includes 24/7 on-call coverage, with operational work distributed across the team and supported by automation.
- The base salary range is $143,700.00-$194,400.00 USD annually, excluding sign-on payments and RSUs.
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About Amazon
Amazon builds and operates a global e-commerce marketplace, logistics network, and consumer devices, and provides cloud computing via AWS for businesses and developers. The company earns revenue from online retail, third‑party seller services, subscriptions like Prime, advertising, and AWS usage. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Seattle, it is publicly traded on NASDAQ (AMZN) and serves customers in dozens of countries.