System Development Engineer Hardware Engineering Services

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words were the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers storage networking power and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and were looking for talented people who want to help.

SysDE (System Development Engineer):
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Hardware Engineering team creates compute storage accelerator and enterprise servers for Amazons innovative web services. We are seeking an experienced HW SysDE who collaborates with Server Hardware Engineers and completes the system design and software/script development work required to build nextgeneration servers and HW components. Our designs are industryleading in performance frugality and operational excellence and are critical to the success of the AWS business and the more than one million customers who use AWS today. Our Hardware SysDEs solve challenging technology problems and builds architecturally sound highquality servers and components to enable AWS to realize critical business strategies. Our success depends on our highly respected server infrastructure; were handling massive scale and rapid integration of emergent technologies.

What you will do: As a member of the Edge and Specialized Hardware team youll be responsible for the integration of hardware/software components to build our servers working with service teams to define products and supporting operations in all the locations we have servers. You will interact with engineers across the company and work with an interdisciplinary team to execute product designs from concept to production including design development validation and the deployment of servers at scale.

You will solve design challenges across many disciplines including server firmware/software integration into our software service control plane manufacturing and operations. You will deliver test plan coverage criteria and monitoring plans used to build our servers and components. You will work closely with internal teams to prototype concept designs bring up systems and ensure our designs are of the highest quality. You will use high judgement to solve problems individually or guide others when help is needed.

This is a fastpaced challenging position and youll work with thought leaders in multiple technology areas. Youll have high standards for yourself and everyone you work with and youll be constantly looking for ways to improve your products performance quality and cost. Were changing an industry and we want team members who are ready for this challenge and want to reach beyond what is possible today.

Why it matters: Public cloud IT services represent the majority of growth in the overall IT services market and will continue to do so for several years to come. The scale of AWS combined with an understanding of how our hardware is used creates a unique opportunity for hardware customizations that will directly benefit AWS customers.

Why you will love it: You will work directly with engineers across the company to build nextgeneration hardware. You will have a direct impact on our bottom line and the ability to deliver improvements for our customers. You will be part of a growing fast paced and fun team. You will have ownership for the implementation of your work.

Key job responsibilities
As HW SysDE you will be part of a team that solves systemic issues drives changes back into development and builds mechanisms to scale and efficiently operate our infrastructure. As a member of the AWS Hardware team you will work with other subject matter experts in compute memory storage technologies to develop and deliver the best customer experience in cloud computing.
We aim to hire engineers who will thrive in a fastpaced collaborative and open environment who arent afraid to divedeep to solve seemingly impossible challenges who want to build rock solid neverfail highlysecure hardware at worldclass scale and who obsess over customers.

A day in the life
Your day to day responsibilities will include leading the Hardware Engineering (HWEng) System Development (SysDE) effort to define and build software and enabling tools according to defined HWEng Software development best practices. You will be responsible for solving operational challenges to our existing fleet with the goal of improving the current customer experience as well as developing improved systems for future designs. You will interface with internal HWEng teams to ensure chosen HW and FW delivers performance reliability and operational health needed by the EC2 Specialized Platforms and Servers. You will build manage and deploy pipelines for rapid deployment of new code changes to EC2 Specialized Platforms and Servers. You will build monitoring tools and metrics to ensure hardware is running properly in both test and production environments.

About the team
Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. Youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledgesharing mentorship and other careeradvancing resources here to help you develop into a betterrounded professional.

4 years of noninternship professional software development experience
3 years of designing or architecting (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking storage operating systems)
Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C C# Java Python Golang PowerShell Ruby
3 years of deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment experience
2 years of systems design software development operations automation and process improvement experience.
Experience with x86 architecture as well as ARM and FPGA devices
Experience with modern technology devices in storage networking memory as well as a variety of interface standards and protocols (I2C IPMI SPI PCIe)
Excellent problem solving skills; ability to invent and simplify
BS degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering or other technical degree or relevant work experience

Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology
4 years of SysDE (Systems Development Engineer) or equivalent experience
4 years of server systems debug experience; debugging and root causing complex server platforms
4 years of experience contributing towards increasing durability security availability and scalability of systems through exploration diagnosis and remediation
Experience integrating software applications into automated environments
Experience developing deploying and owning cloud applications
Familiarity with AWS and EC2 with ideally hands on experience
Experience with DNS DHCP SSH HTTP TCP/IP and other common network protocols
Ability to dive deep to analyze complex issues solve problems and automate repetitive tasks
Experience in developing functional design specifications validation plans and functional test procedures
Experience with server technologies: BIOS BMC signal integrity memory storage networking PCIe and thermal
Excellent verbal and written communication as well as documentation skills

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation protected veteran status disability age or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $116300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $201200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.