Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Cloud Computing

SoftwareDevelopmentEngineer,NitroSSD

$165–224k Cupertino, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Software Development Engineer, Nitro SSD at Amazon Data Services, Inc.. Skills: SSD firmware, Hardware engineering, Cloud computing. Design SSD product. Plan SSD product”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver highest standards; Provide infinite capacity; Lowest possible cost; Enable critical business strategies; Directly benefit our customers; Deliver improvements for developers; See direct product improvements

Industry & Context.

Cloud Computing
Problems you'll solve

Challenging problems; Challenging technology problems

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years firmware development, SSD hardware architecture understanding, SSD concepts understanding, Storage technologies understanding, Block interface protocols understanding, Bachelor's degree computer science, Amazon leadership principles requirements, Amazon functional/technical depth

Nice to Have

SSD firmware expert, Architectural tradeoffs optimization, Lead firmware development efforts, Collaborate with external companies, Experience with NAND-based SSDs, Experience with code reviews, Experience with source control management, Experience with build processes, Experience with testing, Experience with operations

What You'll Do.

Deliver SSD firmware design

Deliver SSD firmware code

Own innovation on architecture

Own innovation on design

Collaborate on firmware development

Drive product integration

Build operational excellence

Develop using Agile/Scrum

Develop using software practices

Lead technical discussions

Lead cross-team collaborations

Identify production improvements

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Diverse team; External companies; Internal development engineers; Architecture teams; Hardware teams; Validation teams; Software services teams; Cross-functional teams; Partner teams; Global NAND vendors; SoC vendors; Manufacturing partners

Process & Methodology

Agile, Scrum

Full Job Description

AWS Hardware Engineering Services 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 we’re looking for talented people who want to help. You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll 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. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion. The AWS Hardware Engineering team is driving rapid innovation in the server and storage infrastructure used by Amazon Web Services. Our designs are industry-leading in 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 Firmware Engineers solve challenging technology problems, and build architecturally sound, high-quality components to enable AWS to realize critical business strategies. 
 The ideal candidate for this role will be an innovative self-starter. You will be an SSD firmware expert with experience in making architectural tradeoffs to optimize SSD performance for a variety of use cases. You will work with engineers across the company as well as external companies and lead firmware development efforts on custom solid-state devices. You will collaborate with internal and external development engineers (architecture, hardware, validation, software services). AWS Engineers are shaping the way people use computers and designing the future of cloud computing technology – come help us make history! What you will do: You will be a member o

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