Software Dev Engineer II, Lambda MicroVMs, Serverless Compute

AWS Lambda MicroVMs is at the forefront of the next evolution in serverless computing. Launched to enable developers to run isolated sandboxes with full lifecycle control, Lambda MicroVMs are powered by Firecracker, the same lightweight virtualization technology behind over 15 trillion monthly Lambda function invocations. The service is rapidly growing as the default platform for executing untrusted and AI-generated code in hardware-isolated environments with sub-second launch and resume capabilities.

We are seeking Software Development Engineers interested in driving the evolution of the Lambda MicroVMs platform. Our teams build and operate the end-to-end systems behind Lambda MicroVMs, from the ingress layer that securely routes customer traffic to MicroVM backends, to the orchestration services that launch, suspend, resume, clone, and terminate millions of MicroVMs weekly, to the metering systems that track usage for accurate billing at scale. Together, these systems deliver the serverless experience customers expect: built-in availability, automatic scaling, and zero infrastructure management.

In this role, you will work on developing features that empower customers to run per-user and per-session isolated environments without managing clusters or idle capacity. You will build systems that enable use cases such as sandboxed execution for AI agents, interactive development environments, multi-tenant SaaS isolation, and secure code execution, all with the operational simplicity of serverless. There is a tremendous opportunity to innovate at the intersection of virtualization, serverless, and AI. You will work with languages such as Java, TypeScript, Python, and Rust. Come challenge yourself in our team-oriented atmosphere, and watch yourself grow with one of the most innovative and fastest-growing areas in AWS.

Key job responsibilities
Serve as a key contributor and subject matter expert for critical components of the Lambda MicroVMs platform, demonstrating deep technical knowledge of virtualization, isolation, and distributed systems

Design and implement features across the service stack, including lifecycle orchestration, resource management, networking, security isolation, and performance optimization

Define functional and technical feature requirements, and translate them into detailed solution architectures that meet requirements for functionality, performance, scalability, reliability, and adherence to development goals and principles

Deliver and operate highly available, scalable, low-latency services in production with measurable impact on customer experience, supporting millions of concurrent MicroVM sessions

Drive improvements across the full software development lifecycle, including scoping, design, code, testing, deployment, and maintenance of the team's software

Collaborate with senior engineers on system architecture, scalability, reliability, and performance decisions

Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the team's technical culture and growth

Demonstrate versatility by multitasking and quickly adapting to new development environments and changing business requirements

Basic Qualifications

- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
- 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
- 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, NY, New York - 158,100.00 - 213,800.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually