Sr. SDE - CPLD / FPGA

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Seattle seeks a senior FPGA developer to own end-to-end FPGA development, mentoring juniors and driving architecture across data-center servers. You will lead design, verification, and firmware integration while collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve fleet health and scalability.

The role emphasizes hands-on FPGA architecture, firmware collaboration, and driving technical direction in a fast-paced AWS hardware environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems.
• Experience with general troubleshooting/debugging of hardware.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.
• 8+ years of programming with a hardware description language (VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog) experience.

Responsibilities

• Own comprehensive FPGA development, architecture, design, work estimates, implementation, verification and validation of new features.
• Define and lead the technical work of other team members to meet program milestones.
• Contribute to companion firmware interfacing with programmable logic design and system-level operations that utilize FPGA functions.
• Involved with firmware deployment, operational monitoring, debugging, and support to enhance fleet health.
• Mentor and develop junior team members, contribute to technical direction, and support team growth.
• Engage in technical collaboration across teams to develop solutions for complex system challenges.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog

Leadership / mentoring

Software development experience

Troubleshooting hardware

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent

Job description

Description

The AWS Hardware Engineering team develops server designs for Amazon's cloud services. Our designs prioritize frugality and operational excellence, supporting the AWS business and millions of customers who rely on AWS daily. Our engineers address complex technology challenges and build reliable, high-quality components that enable AWS to execute important business strategies.

The successful candidate for this role will be a motivated, proactive self-starter with strong curiosity. You will be a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) programmable logic expert with experience in digital hardware and embedded firmware, and committed to expanding your knowledge and skills. You will apply thorough understanding of server systems in your projects to identify optimal solutions for multi-factor problems. You will work with engineers across the company and external partners, leading development efforts through delivery and beyond. You will collaborate with internal and external development engineers across architecture, hardware, validation, and software services. AWS Engineers influence how people use computers and contribute to the future of cloud computing technology – join us in building what's next.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other essential roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver high standards for safety and security while providing scalable capacity at competitive costs for our customers. You’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them through completion.

Key job responsibilities

This individual contributor position is part of an AWS software development team responsible for FPGA programmable logic components that operate and support servers in data centers and other environments. The role requires a senior developer to own comprehensive FPGA development, including architecture, design, work estimates, implementation, verification, and validation of new features and capabilities. The senior developer will often define and lead the technical work of other team members to meet program milestones. The senior developer will also contribute to companion firmware that interfaces with programmable logic design and system-level operations that utilize FPGA functions.

The senior developer is involved with firmware deployment, operational monitoring, debugging, and support to enhance fleet health. The role includes mentoring and developing junior team members, contributing to the team's technical direction, and supporting team growth to improve efficiency and quality. The senior developer will engage in technical collaboration across teams, helping to develop solutions for complex system challenges.

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.

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

• 8+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 8+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience with general troubleshooting/debugging of hardware
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
• Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
• 8+ years of programming with at least one hardware description language (VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog) experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Experience leading and influencing your team or organization
• Experience with work breakdown and estimating design task effort

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

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Cupertino - 193,300.00 - 261,500.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually

Company

Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Job ID: A10394264