Sr. Software Development Engineer, Nitro SSD

Amazon • Cupertino, CA

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About The Position

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Hardware Engineering is a fast growing and leading-edge research and development team that creates enterprise compute and storage server designs for our innovative web service and e-commerce technology platforms. Our designs are industry-leading in terms of performance, frugality and operational excellence, and are critical to the success of the AWS business and the hundreds of thousands of customers who use utility computing 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). AWS Engineers are shaping the way people use computers and designing the future of cloud computing technology – come help us make history! You will be a member of a team designing AWS-specific hardware, firmware and software for non-volatile memory devices, including NAND-based SSDs. You will be a part of the firmware effort from conception, through validation and into production. You will contribute to FW development and support device characterization and benchmarking efforts. You will work closely with AWS software engineers to tailor devices for the AWS environment. Public cloud IT services represent the majority of growth in the overall IT services market and will continue to do so for several years to come. 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.

Requirements

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ 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 as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
• Experience in embedded development in C/C++
• Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Bachelor's degree, or Master's degree

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Deep understanding of SSD hardware architecture and SSD concepts such as wear-leveling, garbage collection, etc.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience developing firmware for SSD and other related storage devices.
• High-level understanding of storage technologies and associated block interface protocols

Responsibilities

• Be a member of a team designing AWS-specific hardware, firmware and software for non-volatile memory devices, including NAND-based SSDs
• Be a part of the firmware effort from conception, through validation and into production
• Contribute to FW development
• Support device characterization and benchmarking efforts
• Work closely with AWS software engineers to tailor devices for the AWS environment
• Lead firmware development efforts on custom solid-state devices
• Collaborate with internal and external development engineers (architecture, hardware, validation, software services)

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
• flexible working culture
• endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources
• employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion
• Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences

What This Job Offers

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