Amazon Sr. Hardware Development Engineer

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Posted date: Sep 25, 2024

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Location: Seattle, WA

Estimated salary: $171,100
Range: $128,600 - $213,600


Description

Would you like to drive the technology behind some of the most innovative systems on the planet? Do you enjoy solving complex problems and making influential changes? Are you curious about the systems used to run the largest cloud computing infrastructures in the world? Do you have high standards for yourself and everyone you work with? If you answered YES to these questions, then our team is looking for you!

The AWS Hardware Engineering team drives system innovation in the servers used by all of Amazon Web Services, including EC2, S3, EBS, DDB, Outpost and CloudFront. Our engineers solve the hardest problems that fuse software, hardware, and the cloud. Optimizing quality, performance, reliability and cost is a massive challenge, and we love it! We take big bets on new concepts, enabling AWS services to continue to revolutionize the industry.

We are looking for a customer-obsessed, team-driven technology leader to take our engineering of server hardware and software to the next level. You will own next-generation CPU and Memory components used in servers across AWS. You’ll work on Amazon’s hardest problems, building high quality, architecturally sound systems that are aligned with our business needs. You will interact with internal and external interdisciplinary teams of engineers to design, develop, validate, launch, monitor and troubleshoot at large scale. You’ll help establish technical standards and drive Amazon’s overall technical architecture and engineering practices. You’ll provide leadership in the application of new technologies to servers in a continuous effort to deliver and improve a world-class customer experience. This is a fast-paced, intellectually challenging position. At AWS we are changing an industry and want individuals who are ready for a challenge to reach beyond what is possible today.

Key job responsibilities

* Drive performance and reliability improvements in hardware used in Amazon servers spanning design, testing, manufacturing, and operations.

* Make use of our copious production telemetry and deep knowledge of component internals to drive HW and SW improvements. Further develop our telemetry collection and data processing capabilities.

* Serve as the technical leader on some of our most demanding projects, including launching new services and features at massive scale

* Work with thought leaders in multiple technology areas to define and drive critical features and architectural advancements into our hardware

* Interact with customers and service teams to understand requirements, define solutions and drive continuous improvement

* Guide our suppliers to meet Amazon’s server hardware needs through deep audit, modeling, testing, and engineering new ways to solve problems

* Positively impact customers and the planet through improvements in server hardware reliability and performance

* Engage deeply in the operations of our systems, including identifying and rectifying root causes of critical issues

* Provide technical guidance to multiple teams, increasing their productivity and effectiveness by sharing your deep knowledge and experience



Qualifications

- Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures



Extended Qualifications

- Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent

- Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production

- Experience with the project management of technical projects

- 3+ years of experience with statistical analysis and modeling for reliability, performance, and/or cost

- Experience with CPU architecture, RAS, DDR Memory technology, system performance, security and troubleshooting.

- Repeated success leading architecturally significant projects from inception through launch, including communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe product features, and produce technical designs

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. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $128,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $213,600/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 https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.



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