AWS Elastic Block Store (EBS) delivers high-performance block storage for EC 2 instances. As a foundational AWS service, we tackle performance problems crossing hardware and software boundaries, including networks and storage devices. We optimize latency, throughput, and efficiency at massive scaleand we want your help. Key job responsibilities. You will work with a high performance C software stack to reduce latency measured at microsecond scale. You will design and solve for performance, availability and scalability problems. You will have opportunities to develop software on the latest platforms and drive the roadmap for the next generation. You will have an immediate impact on millions of customers, improving their experience as their applications run in the AWS Cloud. A day in the life. You will collaborate with and learn from the industry's best minds to solve interesting and challenging problems at an enormous scale on a daily basis. This collaboration extends beyond just the team in EBS. You will have the opportunity to work with many other teams in AWS to build a secure, performant, and reliable system. About the team. The AWS Elastic Block Store (EBS) Performance team is comprised of a diverse set of deep systems level software experts. We ensure EBS customers get consistent and low latency IO. We own everything from the long term roadmap, design, implementation, and testing to the day to day monitoring and observability of the system. Being at the heart of much of what AWS does presents numerous opportunities for growth and collaboration. Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and were building an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing and mentorship. Basic Qualifications- 5 years of non-internship professional software development experience- 5 years of programming with at least one software programming language experience- 5 years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team. Preferred Qualifications- 5 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.