AWS Hardware Engineering seeks a Senior System Development Engineer to lead accelerator server and rack system development solving complex architectural problems while debugging hardware software and network issues across NPI and fleet operations. You will build automation to manage and improve large-scale infrastructure focusing on operational excellence reliability and efficiency at the intersection of hardware software networking and cloud services. This role involves creating tools monitoring systems troubleshooting complex issues and driving human-free operations. You will proactively identify deficiencies before customer impact and develop tests that enhance quality while reducing execution time. You will decompose large-scale system challenges in testability reliability and diagnostics into actionable components delivering solutions through both hands-on execution and leadership.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead technical solutions for complex accelerator server and rack system architectural challenges
- Own end-to-end system reliability proactively identifying and resolving deficiencies before customer impact
- Write code and implement solutions to address system-level issues at large scale
- Decompose complex server system problems (testability reliability diagnostics) into deliverable tasks and features
- Lead cross-functional delivery of system improvements through direct execution and team coordination
- Apply expertise across hardware software system design x86 architecture processes and operations
- Drive system scalability and performance optimization for accelerator workloads
- Collaborate with hardware and software teams to ensure robust system integration
- Develop and implement diagnostic tools and monitoring solutions for production systems
- Debug complex system failures in time sensitive settings
About the team
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
- 3 years of programming with at least one modern language such as C C# Java Python Golang PowerShell Ruby experience
- 4 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2 years of designing or architecting (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience leading the design build and deployment of complex and performant (reliable and scalable) software solutions in production
- Experience that includes strong analytical skills attention to detail and effective communication abilities or experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems and experience working with customers with a passion for delivering exceptional service
- 4 years of site reliability engineering (SRE) systems engineering systems administration DevOps security administration or network administration experience
- Experience leading and influencing your team or organization or experience leading engineering teams as a mentor or tech lead
- Knowledge of operating systems hardware storage network security database administration and cloud infrastructure
- Knowledge of programming or other scripting languages and coding skills (C/C/C# Java Python PHP Ruby)
- 5 years of system development experience with server hardware and software integration
- Deep understanding of x86 architecture server hardware and system-level debugging
- Experience with accelerator technologies (GPUs AI/ML hardware) and/or storage systems and/or high-performance computing systems
- 6 years of development/programming/scripting language (Python/Java/Bash/Perl) experience
- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing certification and livesite operations
- Experience taking a leading role in building complex software or computing infrastructure that has been successfully delivered to customers
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability 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 $136100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $235200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on 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.