The AWS Hardware Engineering team develops server designs for Amazons cloud services. Our designs prioritize frugality and operational excellence supporting the AWS business and millions of customers who rely on AWS daily. Our engineers address complex technology challenges and build reliable high-quality components that enable AWS to execute important business strategies.
The successful candidate for this role will be a motivated proactive self-starter with strong curiosity. You will be a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) programmable logic expert with experience in digital hardware and embedded firmware and committed to expanding your knowledge and skills. You will apply thorough understanding of server systems in your projects to identify optimal solutions for multi-factor problems. You will work with engineers across the company and external partners leading development efforts through delivery and beyond. You will collaborate with internal and external development engineers across architecture hardware validation and software services. AWS Engineers influence how people use computers and contribute to the future of cloud computing technology join us in building whats next.
Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other essential roles. Youll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver high standards for safety and security while providing scalable capacity at competitive costs for our customers. Youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them through completion.
Key job responsibilities
This individual contributor position is part of an AWS software development team responsible for FPGA programmable logic components that operate and support servers in data centers and other environments. The role requires a senior developer to own comprehensive FPGA development including architecture design work estimates implementation verification and validation of new features and capabilities. The senior developer will often define and lead the technical work of other team members to meet program milestones. The senior developer will also contribute to companion firmware that interfaces with programmable logic design and system-level operations that utilize FPGA functions.
The senior developer is involved with firmware deployment operational monitoring debugging and support to enhance fleet health. The role includes mentoring and developing junior team members contributing to the teams technical direction and supporting team growth to improve efficiency and quality. The senior developer will engage in technical collaboration across teams helping to develop solutions for complex system challenges.
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.
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
- 8 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 8 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 with general troubleshooting/debugging of hardware
- Experience as a mentor tech lead or leading an engineering team
- Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
- Bachelors degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- 8 years of programming with at least one hardware description language (VHDL Verilog SystemVerilog) experience
- 8 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
- Experience leading and influencing your team or organization
- Experience with work breakdown and estimating design task effort
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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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at CA Cupertino - 193300.00 - 261500.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 168100.00 - 227400.00 USD annually