Software Development Engineer - BIOS/UEFI, AWS Hardware Engineering, Firmware Development

Amazon; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 165,200 - 223,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Software Development Engineer for BIOS/UEFI, AWS Hardware Engineering, Firmware Development in Cupertino, CA. You will design and implement server firmware across BIOS/UEFI, BMC, or FPGA, collaborating with internal and external teams to deliver robust AWS hardware software solutions.

The role emphasizes exploring new technologies, contributing to test automation, and owning the full development cycle to serve AWS customers.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non‑internship design or architecture of new and existing systems
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language
• 3+ years of embedded firmware development experience

Responsibilities

• Design and develop AWS‑specific hardware and software from conception through production
• Explore emerging technologies and tailor devices for the AWS environment
• Design and develop server features in BIOS/UEFI, BMC, or FPGA with knowledge of interfaces and handshaking
• Own end‑to‑end product development by contributing to test development, automation, and operation metrics

Skills

Software development

Embedded firmware

System design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Version control

Build systems

Job description

Software Development Engineer - BIOS/UEFI, AWS Hardware Engineering, Firmware Development

Job ID: 10420575 | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

The AWS Hardware Engineering team creates server designs for Amazon’s innovative web services. Our designs are industry‑leading in frugality and operational excellence, and are critical to the success of the AWS business and millions of customers who use AWS today. Our 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 a software expert with deep knowledge in server firmware. You will gain a strong understanding of our server firmware stack, and analyze it in its current and future context. You will use comprehensive knowledge of the system in your projects to find the best solutions to multi‑factor problems. You will work with engineers across the company as well as external companies and lead development efforts. 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 of a team designing AWS‑specific hardware and software. You will be a part of the development effort from conception through production. You will explore emerging technologies and their impact on AWS. You will work closely with the AWS engineering teams to tailor devices for the AWS environment.

Key job responsibilities

You will be working with the rest of the team to design and develop server features in BIOS/UEFI, BMC, or FPGA. You may not need to know every component, but you should know their interface and handshaking mechanisms. You will also be working on test development, automation, and operation metrics so that you can own the end‑to‑end product development cycle to serve our customers.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non‑internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language
• 3+ years of embedded firmware development experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent

Location: USA, California, Cupertino

Base salary range: $165,200.00 – $223,600.00 USD annually

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.