Senior SW Engineer, Network Drivers, ENA
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Working for Annapurna Labs is thrilling, fast-paced, and a constant learning experience. As an ENA Drivers SW development engineer, you will be responsible for developing kernel-space and user-space network drivers, running on the customer’s virtual machines. You will develop features for Annapurna Labs next-generation hardware to enable high network bandwidth and packets-per-seconds (PPS) performance with consistently low latency. You will play a key role in shaping SW designs, keep up with new features and enhancements provided by various operating systems, and help resolve complex customer issues. You will continuously evolve technically, while working to monitor AWS cloud health, maintain high-quality standards, develop highly-optimized code, and provide exceptional customer satisfaction.
A day in the life
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About the team
Annapurna Labs, as part of Amazon Web Services (AWS), develops innovative hardware and software for AWS cloud customers. Annapurna Labs is like a big start-up in AWS. We develop cutting-edge technologies, work with amazingly talented engineers, and truly shape the future.
ENA drivers are available for all supported operating systems (e.g. Linux, Windows, DPDK, FreeBSD, MacOS, …) and run on the host virtual machine. The Linux, DPDK, and FreeBSD ENA drivers are open-source and available in the official Amazon drivers GitHub and corresponding operating systems’ repositories.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
1. B.Sc. degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
2. 5+ years of professional experience in SW development
3. 3+ years of network driver development
4. Expertise in at least one of the following: Linux, Windows, DPDK, or FreeBSD network drivers development
5. Strong hands-on experience in C development, with a mindset for developing optimized code
6. Ability to define and design cross system solutions
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
1. Experience with real-time performance profiling and optimization
2. Good understanding of TCP/IP stack
3. Experience with various networking protocols
4. Experience working with the open-source community
5. Experience from companies which develop their proprietary ASIC as well as its corresponding drivers
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