Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Cloud Computing

SoftwareDevelopmentEngineer,NitroSSD

$129–224k 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 Web Services, Inc.. Skills: SSD firmware, Hardware engineering, System design. Design AWS-specific hardware. Design AWS-specific firmware”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver highest standards for safety; Deliver highest standards for security; Provide seemingly infinite capacity; Provide lowest possible cost

Industry & Context.

Cloud Computing
Problems you'll solve

Solve challenging technology problems

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree or equivalent, 3+ years software development experience, 3+ years design or architecture experience, Bachelor's degree in computer science, 5+ years developing firmware for SSD, Meets/exceeds Amazon leadership principles, Meets/exceeds Amazon functional/technical depth

Nice to Have

SSD firmware expert, Experience optimizing SSD performance, Experience making architectural tradeoffs, Lead firmware development efforts, Deep understanding of SSD hardware architecture, High-level understanding of storage technologies, Understanding of block interface protocols

What You'll Do.

Design AWS-specific hardware

Design AWS-specific firmware

Design AWS-specific software

Contribute to FW development

Support device characterization

Support benchmarking efforts

Tailor devices for AWS environment

Lead firmware development efforts

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work with engineers across company; Collaborate with internal development engineers; Collaborate with external development engineers; Collaborate with architecture teams; Collaborate with hardware teams; Collaborate with validation teams; Collaborate with software services teams

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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