Senior Software Development Engineer, Elastic Block Storage, Server Durability Engine

Amazon is hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer, Elastic Block Storage, Server Durability Engine in Tel Aviv, Israel. Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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Design and develop core components for the AWS Elastic Block Store distributed storage durability engine.

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Senior Software Development Engineer - AWS EBS Data Plane - Durability Engine

Amazon Web Services is looking for senior engineers to help us define and build the future of computing. The AWS Elastic Block Store (EBS) service delivers high performance virtualized storage "in the cloud" for EC2. Durable and performant storage is a key building block for any application and as a member of the EBS team you'll work alongside exceptional engineers and leaders to develop and operate one of the largest distributed storage systems in the world.

We are looking for a senior software development engineer for the storage- and durability-focused data plane group that owns core EBS logic and contributes to a broad and strategic set of projects. You will be part of a team of engineers that develop and maintain the components enabling EBS storage, high durability and performance.

Key job responsibilities
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.

A day in the life
The AWS Elastic Block Store (EBS) organization delivers high-performing virtualized storage “in the cloud” for Amazon Web Services. This is a foundational AWS service on which most other AWS services depend. Our team's software sits at the heart of all our customers' disk I/O. Being at the heart of much of what AWS does presents numerous opportunities for growth along any engineering vector you are interested in.

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.

About the team
The AWS Elastic Block Store (EBS) organization delivers high-performing virtualized storage “in the cloud” for Amazon Web Services. This is a foundational AWS service on which most other AWS services depend. Our team's software sits at the heart of all our customers' disk I/O. Being at the heart of much of what AWS does presents numerous opportunities for growth along any engineering vector you are interested in.

Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Basic qualifications

- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
- 4+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 5+ years of non-internship professional experience writing C/C++ code
- Experience using coding assistant LLMs such as Claude Code or Copilot to accelerate the software development lifecycle

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
- Experience training or mentoring other team members on efficient LLM-assisted development workflows

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Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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Key facts

Senior Software Development Engineer, Elastic Block Storage, Server Durability Engine is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in IL, Tel Aviv.
The job was posted on April 20, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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