Sr. SDE - CPLD / FPGA

Amazon • Cupertino, CA

36d

About The Position

The AWS Hardware Engineering team develops server designs for Amazon's cloud
services. Our designs prioritize frugality and operational excellence,
supporting the AWS business and millions of customers who rely on AWS daily. Our
engineers address complex technology challenges and build reliable, high-quality
components that enable AWS to execute important business strategies.

The successful candidate for this role will be a motivated, proactive
self-starter with strong curiosity. You will be a Field Programmable Gate Array
(FPGA) programmable logic expert with experience in digital hardware and
embedded firmware, and committed to expanding your knowledge and skills. You
will apply thorough understanding of server systems in your projects to identify
optimal solutions for multi-factor problems. You will work with engineers across
the company and external partners, leading development efforts through delivery
and beyond. You will collaborate with internal and external development
engineers across architecture, hardware, validation, and software services. AWS
Engineers influence how people use computers and contribute to the future of
cloud computing technology – join us in building what's next.

You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply
chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other essential
roles. You'll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver high
standards for safety and security while providing scalable capacity at
competitive costs for our customers. You'll experience an inclusive culture that
welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them through completion.

This individual contributor position is part of an AWS software development team
responsible for FPGA programmable logic components that operate and support
servers in data centers and other environments. The role requires a senior
developer to own comprehensive FPGA development, including architecture, design,
work estimates, implementation, verification, and validation of new features and
capabilities. The senior developer will often define and lead the technical work
of other team members to meet program milestones. The senior developer will also
contribute to companion firmware that interfaces with programmable logic design
and system-level operations that utilize FPGA functions.

The senior developer is involved with firmware deployment, operational
monitoring, debugging, and support to enhance fleet health. The role includes
mentoring and developing junior team members, contributing to the team's
technical direction, and supporting team growth to improve efficiency and
quality. The senior developer will engage in technical collaboration across
teams, helping to develop solutions for complex system challenges.

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.

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.

Requirements

• 8+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 8+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience with general troubleshooting/debugging of hardware
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
• Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
• 8+ years of programming with at least one hardware description language (VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog) experience

Nice To Haves

• 8+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Experience leading and influencing your team or organization
• Experience with work breakdown and estimating design task effort

Responsibilities

• own comprehensive FPGA development, including architecture, design, work estimates, implementation, verification, and validation of new features and capabilities
• define and lead the technical work of other team members to meet program milestones
• contribute to companion firmware that interfaces with programmable logic design and system-level operations that utilize FPGA functions
• firmware deployment, operational monitoring, debugging, and support to enhance fleet health
• mentoring and developing junior team members, contributing to the team's technical direction, and supporting team growth to improve efficiency and quality
• engage in technical collaboration across teams, helping to develop solutions for complex system challenges

Benefits

• health insurance (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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level