Senior Cloud Hardware Development Engineer, Cloud AI/ML/storage server teams

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Denver (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Hardware Engineering is seeking a seasoned Server Hardware Engineer in Denver to own the design and development of server products, coordinating with cross-functional teams to bring systems from concept to data-center deployment.

You will work with interdisciplinary teams including component, firmware, test, qualification, and integration engineers, ensuring reliability, performance, and cost objectives while partnering with customers and product management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering or equivalent.
• 7+ years in server technologies or related experience.
• Experience leading engineering teams or tech leads.
• Strong English communication skills, written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical solutions for complex storage and/or accelerator server and rack system architectural challenges.
• Own end-to-end system reliability, proactively identifying and resolving deficiencies before customer impact.
• Design and implement solutions to address system-level issues at large scale.
• Decompose complex server system problems into deliverable tasks and features.
• Apply expertise across hardware, software, system design, x86 architecture, processes, and operations.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, manufacturing, supply chain and product management teams.
• Develop and implement diagnostic tools and monitoring solutions for production systems.
• Debug complex system failures in time-sensitive settings.

Skills

Server design

Thermal design

Mechanical design

Signal integrity

BIOS/BMC

Networking components

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering

Job description

Description

Application deadline: Aug 26, 2026

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We 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.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Hardware Engineering team creates compute and storage server designs for Amazon’s web services. Our engineers work with leading edge technologies, solve challenging problems, influence the industry’s roadmaps, and develop new and unique solutions that are ahead of the pack. We work in an environment that fosters innovation and creativity. We encourage and invest in new directions and new ideas that will serve our customers better. We sometimes fail, but we learn from such failures and we improve. It is because of the team and our constant focus on the customers, that we are able to develop creative and new designs that set the standards on performance, quality, cost, and operational excellence.

What you will do: As a member of the Server Hardware Engineering team you will own and lead the design and development of server products utilizing a wide range of design and manufacturing partners.

You will work closely with our customers to understand their technical needs and business goals, leveraging your experience with server design and the knowledge of various teams to architect the solutions that we will deploy at scale.

To deliver your products you will work with an interdisciplinary team of component, firmware, test, qualification, and integration engineers, and lead our design and manufacturing partners to bring these servers to the data center. After launch you will oversee the fleet of servers you develop, monitoring their quality and how they are meeting the customer requirements.

This is a fast-paced, intellectually challenging position, and you’ll work with thought leaders in multiple technology areas. You’ll have high standards for yourself and everyone you work with, and you’ll be constantly looking for ways to improve your products’ performance, quality, and cost. We’re changing an industry, and we want individuals who are ready for this challenge and want to reach beyond what is possible today.

Why you will love it: You will work directly with a talented team of engineers and product owners across the company to create next-generation hardware. You will have a direct impact on your customer's success, drive the development of the Cloud, and have a meaningful impact on Amazon's success. You will be part of a growing, fast paced, and fun team.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead technical solutions for complex storage and/or accelerator server and rack system architectural challenges
• Own end-to-end system reliability, proactively identifying and resolving deficiencies before customer impact
• Design and implement solutions to address system-level issues at large scale
• Decompose complex server system problems (testability, reliability, diagnostics) into deliverable tasks and features
• Apply expertise across hardware, software, system design, x86 architecture, processes, and operations
• Collaborate with hardware, software, manufacturing, supply chain and product management teams
• Develop and implement diagnostic tools and monitoring solutions for production systems
• Debug complex system failures in time sensitive settings

About The Team

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences.

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures
• Experience in server technologies such as, thermal, mechanical, power, and signal integrity
• Bachelor's degree or above in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
• 5+ years of Design/Innovation, research & development, manufacturing, process, industrial engineering, or related experience
• Experience leading process improvement, systems development, and project management
• Experience in English-language communication skills, both written and verbal
• 7+ years of equivalent experience
• In depth expertise in one or more server technologies such as Thermal / Mechanical design, high speed bus design and signal integrity, failure analysis, server components (e.g. CPU, GPU, SSDs, memory), BIOS, BMC, and networking

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams as a mentor or tech lead, or experience with general troubleshooting/debugging of hardware
• Experience working with technical and product stakeholders to define requirements, prioritize features, and influence product roadmaps
• 3+ years of new hardware product development experience, e.g. server, storage, networking, or large-scale distributed systems experience
• In-depth expertise in one or more server technologies: thermal/mechanical design, high-speed bus design and signal integrity, failure analysis, server components (CPU, GPU, SSDs, memory), BIOS, BMC, and networking
• Experience developing and executing test procedures for mechanical or electrical systems/components
• Experience working with ODMs/manufacturer through the product development and manufacturing lifecycle
• Experience building predictive failure detection or proactive remediation systems at fleet scale