SSD Firmware Engineer – Nitro Storage Platform

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. in Cupertino is seeking an SSD firmware engineer to design and implement firmware for NAND-based SSDs, integrating with SoCs and ensuring reliability and performance in AWS data centers.

You will work with hardware, software, and validation teams across AWS, lead design reviews, and push production-ready solutions while embracing AWS leadership principles and innovative, cost-efficient storage challenges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 3+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
• 3+ years of computer science fundamentals (object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving and complexity analysis) experience.
• Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• 3+ years of embedded firmware development experience.

Responsibilities

• Work backward from customer input and storage product requirements to design, plan, and build SSD product, focusing on NAND and SoC integration.
• Deliver SSD firmware design and code while working closely with a diverse team of engineers.
• Own innovation on architecture and design.
• Work with external vendors and partner teams to collaborate on firmware development.
• Work closely with Hardware, Software, Firmware, validation teams, to drive product integration.
• Build at-scale operational excellence into product development and deployment practices.
• Deliver using Agile/Scrum development methodology and software development practices.

Skills

Software development

System design

CS fundamentals

SDLC practices

Embedded firmware

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. in Cupertino is seeking an SSD firmware engineer to design and implement firmware for NAND-based SSDs, integrating with SoCs and ensuring reliability and performance in AWS data centers.

You will work with hardware, software, and validation teams across AWS, lead design reviews, and push production-ready solutions while embracing AWS leadership principles and innovative, cost-efficient storage challenges.