Sr. System Development Engineer, AWS Mainstream Compute

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 151,200 - 204,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

AWS Hardware Engineering Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global compute systems. We support data centers and the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that keep the cloud running.

Lead the design and development of server products with partners, understand customer needs, architect scalable solutions, and deploy at scale in data centers. Join a team focused on reliability, performance, and cost optimization across global infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 4+ years of deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment.
• 4+ years of systems development in an IT or data center environment.
• 3+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, or Ruby.
• 2+ years of designing or architecting new and existing systems (design patterns, reliability, scaling).
• 2+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of server products using a wide range of design and manufacturing partners.
• Work closely with customers to understand technical needs and business goals, and architect solutions to deploy at scale.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams (component, firmware, test, qualification, integration) and lead design and manufacturing partners to bring servers to the data center.
• Oversee post-launch fleet quality and performance, ensuring they meet customer requirements.
• Decompose complex server system testability, reliability, and diagnosis problems into actionable tasks and deliver them professionally.
• Drive continuous improvement of product performance, quality, and cost.
• Maintain high standards for reliability and operational excellence.

Skills

Software development

Linux/Unix

Systems development

C++

Java

Python

Golang

PowerShell

Ruby

Job description

AWS Hardware Engineering Services

AWS Hardware Engineering Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global compute systems. We support all AWS data centers and the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that keep the cloud running. We work on challenging problems involving thousands of variables in the supply chain.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of server products using a wide range of design and manufacturing partners.
• Work closely with customers to understand technical needs and business goals, and architect solutions to deploy at scale.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams (component, firmware, test, qualification, integration) and lead design and manufacturing partners to bring servers to the data center.
• Oversee post-launch fleet quality and performance, ensuring they meet customer requirements.
• Decompose complex server system testability, reliability, and diagnosis problems into actionable tasks and deliver them professionally.
• Drive continuous improvement of product performance, quality, and cost.
• Maintain high standards for reliability and operational excellence.

Basic Qualifications

• 4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 4+ years of deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment.
• 4+ years of systems development in an IT or data center environment.
• 3+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, or Ruby.
• 2+ years of designing or architecting new and existing systems (design patterns, reliability, scaling).
• 2+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience.
• Experience leading the design, build, and deployment of complex, performant, reliable, and scalable software solutions in production.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of development/programming/scripting experience (Python/Java/Bash/Perl).
• Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/network development life cycle.
• Experience taking a leading role in building complex software or computing infrastructure that has been successfully delivered to customers.
• Experience debugging, integrating, and validating cloud computing servers.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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; communicate effectively and respectfully; and follow 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.

Salary & Benefits

California, Cupertino – 173,900.00 – 235,200.00 USD annually

Washington, Seattle – 151,200.00 – 204,600.00 USD annually

Benefits include health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, parental leave, and more.

Company: Amazon Data Services, Inc. Job ID: A10383080