Software Development Engineer, Nitro SSD

The AWS Hardware Engineering team is driving rapid innovation in the server and storage infrastructure used by Amazon Web Services. Our designs are industry-leading in frugality and operational excellence, and are critical to the success of the AWS business and the more than one million customers who use AWS today. Our Firmware 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 an SSD firmware expert with experience in making architectural tradeoffs to optimize SSD performance for a variety of use cases. You will work with engineers across the company as well as external companies and lead firmware development efforts on custom solid-state devices. You will collaborate with internal and external development engineers (architecture, hardware, validation, software services).

What you will do:

• Design AWS-specific hardware, firmware, and software for non-volatile memory devices, including NAND-based SSDs
• Contribute to firmware development from conception through validation and into production
• Support device characterization and benchmarking efforts
• Work closely with AWS software engineers to tailor devices for the AWS environment

Why it matters: Public cloud IT services represent the majority of growth in the overall IT services market. The scale of AWS, combined with an understanding of how our hardware is used, creates a unique opportunity for component customizations that will directly benefit our customers.

Why you will love it:

• Work with engineers across the company to build next-generation devices
• Have a direct impact on our bottom line and the ability to deliver improvements for our developers
• Be part of a growing, fast-paced, and fun team
• Have ownership for the implementation of your work
• See direct product improvements based on the results of your work

Job location: Cupertino