Description

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help. You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Come work on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Edge Services; a highly recognized hybrid cloud offering from AWS. AWS Edge Services (e.g. CloudFront, AGA, DX, etc.) is a low latency, content delivery network version of AWS Edge Fleet. To learn more about various Edge Services, please refer to https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/ and https://aws.amazon.com/global-accelerator/

We are a start-up like team within a big enterprise. This allows us to take risk and experiment, allow team members to flex their technical muscles and grow in their respective careers, and an unique opportunity to be part of the product's growth story. Are you interested in building high performant hardware platform used to run the largest cloud computing infrastructures in the world, and managing systems at scale? If yes, come join us.

You will be part of a team that solves systemic issues, drives changes back into development and builds mechanisms to scale and efficiently operate our infrastructure at the Edge. As a member of the AWS Hardware team, you will work with other subject matter experts in compute, memory, storage technologies to develop and deliver the best customer experience in cloud computing.

We aim to hire engineers who will thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative and open environment, who aren't afraid to dive-deep to solve seemingly impossible challenges, who want to build rock solid never-fail, highly-secure hardware at world-class scale and who obsess over customers.

There are three main areas of focus for this position: (1) with limited guidance, define and build system architecture platform per customer requirements and, (2) system debugging for production hosts, and (3) building automation tools to make processes efficient and scalable across the broader organization.

Key job responsibilities

• Must have leadership experience developing automation software, spanning across multiple teams and multiple organizations.

• Must have experience designing and building system-level software at scale, with an emphasis on durability, availability, security, and diagnostics.

• Must have a strong understanding of OS internals, most notably server platform subsystems in a Linux-based environment.

• Must have demonstrated experience with building and troubleshooting device drivers for Linux on ARM and x86.

• Must have demonstrated experience debugging Linux boot and runtime problems on ARM and x86.

• Desirable to have an understanding of AWS services, specifically, distributed systems and use of server hardware platforms.

• Must have experience hands on development of automation software in at least one modern language, such as Python, Ruby, Java, or others.

A day in the life

System Development Engineers in AWS Hardware Engineering wear many hats. From orchestration tooling development, to hardware integration, to kernel driver debugging, to automating our processes, we dive deep into problems across the breadth of AWS. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of rapidly coming up to speed on new engineering disciplines, making impactful decisions within that space, and have experience gluing together components written by more specialized engineers to create a cohesive, well-running engineering product.

About the team

The team is comprised of both Hardware Development Engineers, System Development Engineers, Software Development Engineers and Technical Program Managers, all with the common goal of delivering the best specialized server fleet possible to our customers.

Why AWS

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.

Diverse Experiences

Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth

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.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Cupertino, CA, USA

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby experience

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

• 5+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

• 5+ years of deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment experience

• 5+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of leadership experience developing automation software, spanning across multiple teams and multiple organizations.

• 10+ years of experience designing and building system-level software at scale, with an emphasis on durability, availability, security, and diagnostics.

• Must have a strong understanding of OS internals, most notably server platform subsystems in a Linux-based environment.

• Must have demonstrated experience with building and troubleshooting device drivers for Linux on ARM and x86.

• Must have demonstrated experience debugging Linux boot and runtime problems on ARM and x86.

• Desirable to have an understanding of AWS services, specifically, distributed server subsystem or hardware platform subsystem.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $121,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $235,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.