About this role

Amazon is hiring a mid-level Software Engineer based in IL. The posting calls out experience with Python, C, Lua, Linux.

Role: Software Engineer
Function: software engineering
Level: mid
Track: Individual contributor
Employment: Full-time
Location: IL
Department: Software Development
Posted: May 12, 2026

Job description

from Amazon careers

Annapurna Labs, as part of Amazon, is looking for Software Engineer to join the System Group in defining, shaping, and integrating advanced solutions for the next generation of our cloud platforms.

Join our dynamic System Software team in creating innovative software solutions that power our product development lifecycle from conception to deployment. You'll develop critical tools that ensure product excellence across design, validation, manufacturing, and production environments

Key job responsibilities
• Design and develop software tools for all product development stages (card level, rack level).
• Collaborate with hardware engineers, firmware developers, and system architects.
• Create and maintain debugging tools and utilities
• Develop comprehensive documentation and provide training for tools.
• Optimize testing and validation processes for coverage, speed, efficiency, and resource utilization.
• Research and implement new technologies to enhance the testing ecosystem.
• Support critical system troubleshooting and issue resolution.
• Participate in design reviews and provide technical guidance on testability.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience in a multidisciplinary company.
- Experience in programming, with at least one software programming language (C, Python, Lua).
- Experience in Software-Hardware systems.

Preferred Qualifications

- Understanding of Linux internals.
- Experience in computer architecture.
- Experience in scripting language.

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