Cloud Hardware Development Engineer (Networking/Optics)

Socket.dev; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 126,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in Cupertino, CA is hiring Cloud Hardware Development Engineers to design, develop, and deliver network hardware for the AWS global infrastructure. You will work with cross-disciplinary teams to scale the network and implement hardware-software solutions that improve reliability and cost efficiency.

The role emphasizes collaboration with vendors, test automation, and hands-on development of high‑quality hardware and test plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent.
• 1+ years of network cabling, optic types, and test equipment experience.
• 1+ years of experience with optical systems, optical transcribers and transmission systems.
• 1+ years of experience developing test scripts for optics validation and characterization.

Responsibilities

• Perform high quality network and/or systems operations, deployments, scaling, technology refresh, sustaining engineering, best practices application, optimization, internal/external customer interactions, and produce appropriate technical documentation.
• Collaborate with vendors/manufacturers to evaluate new hardware and software features. Create implementations plans for incorporating them into the network.
• Automate optic, AEC, DAC test plans and qualify pluggable modules.
• Collaborate with vendors/manufactures in defining and developing test plans for pluggable Modules.
• Work with network operations team in identifying operation issues and improving quality and RMA process.

Skills

Network cabling experience

Optical systems experience

Test script development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Job description

Amazon in Cupertino, CA is hiring Cloud Hardware Development Engineers to design, develop, and deliver network hardware for the AWS global infrastructure. You will work with cross-disciplinary teams to scale the network and implement hardware-software solutions that improve reliability and cost efficiency.

The role emphasizes collaboration with vendors, test automation, and hands-on development of high‑quality hardware and test plans.