Sr Hardware Development Engineer, Performance, AWS Hardware Components

About the role

AWS hardware Engineering is looking for a customer-obsessed, team-driven technology leader to take our engineering of server hardware and software to the next level. As a server performance leader, you’ll work on Amazon’s hardest problems, building high quality, architecturally sound systems that are aligned with AWS business needs. You will interact with internal and external interdisciplinary teams of engineers to design, develop, validate, launch, monitor and troubleshoot at large scale, ensuring servers are operating at maximum performance while staying within thermal budgets. You will work closely with CPU/GPU suppliers to align and influence roadmaps, driving future architectures.

Responsibilities

• Work on Amazon’s hardest problems, building high quality, architecturally sound systems that are aligned with AWS business needs.
• Interact with internal and external interdisciplinary teams of engineers to design, develop, validate, launch, monitor and troubleshoot at large scale, ensuring servers are operating at maximum performance while staying within thermal budgets.
• Work closely with CPU/GPU suppliers to align and influence roadmaps, driving future architectures.
• 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.

Requirements

• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures.
• Experience identifying & root-causing HW/SW issues in large scale systems.
• Experience with customer support for successive debugging/root-causing cpu performance issues.
• Experience with cpu/memory architecture and subsystem design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or related discipline.
• Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent.
• Experience with new cpu technology bring up.
• Experience with statistical analysis using large scale data.
• Experience with leading memory standardization through JEDEC, CPU architecture, RAS, DDR Memory technology, system performance, security and troubleshooting.
• Repeated success leading architecturally significant projects from inception through launch, including communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe product features, and produce technical designs.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Experience with server hardware and software development.
• Knowledge of CPU/GPU architecture and subsystems.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, interdisciplinary environment.

Benefits

At AWS, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• 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.
• Parental leave.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.

• USA, WA, Seattle - 159,200.00 - 215,300.00 USD annually

Schedule

Full-time position.