AWS Hardware Engineering seeks a Senior System Development Engineer to lead accelerator server and rack system development, solving complex architectural problems while debugging hardware, software, and network issues across NPI and fleet operations. You will build automation to manage and improve large-scale infrastructure, focusing on operational excellence, reliability, and efficiency at the intersection of hardware, software, networking, and cloud services. This role involves creating tools, monitoring systems, troubleshooting complex issues, and driving human-free operations. You will proactively identify deficiencies before customer impact and develop tests that enhance quality while reducing execution time. You will decompose large-scale system challenges in testability, reliability, and diagnostics into actionable components, delivering solutions through both hands-on execution and leadership.

Key job responsibilities
- Lead technical solutions for complex accelerator server and rack system architectural challenges
- Own end-to-end system reliability, proactively identifying and resolving deficiencies before customer impact
- Write code and implement solutions to address system-level issues at large scale
- Decompose complex server system problems (testability, reliability, diagnostics) into deliverable tasks and features
- Lead cross-functional delivery of system improvements through direct execution and team coordination
- Apply expertise across hardware, software, system design, x86 architecture, processes, and operations
- Drive system scalability and performance optimization for accelerator workloads
- Collaborate with hardware and software teams to ensure robust system integration
- Develop and implement diagnostic tools and monitoring solutions for production systems
- Debug complex system failures in time sensitive settings


About the team
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.

Basic Qualifications

- 3+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby experience
- 4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience leading the design, build and deployment of complex and performant (reliable and scalable) software solutions in production
- Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities, or experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems and experience working with customers with a passion for delivering exceptional service
- 4+ years of site reliability engineering (SRE), systems engineering, systems administration, DevOps, security administration, or network administration experience
- Experience leading and influencing your team or organization, or experience leading engineering teams as a mentor or tech lead
- Knowledge of operating systems, hardware, storage, network, security, database administration and cloud infrastructure
- Knowledge of programming or other scripting languages and coding skills (C/C++/C#, Node.JS, Java, Python, PHP, Ruby)
- 5+ years of system development experience with server hardware and software integration
- Deep understanding of x86 architecture, server hardware, and system-level debugging
- Experience with accelerator technologies (GPUs, AI/ML hardware) and/or storage systems and/or high-performance computing systems

Preferred Qualifications

- 6+ years of development/programming/scripting language (Python/Java/Bash/Perl) experience
- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
- Experience taking a leading role in building complex software or computing infrastructure that has been successfully delivered to customers

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Cupertino - 173,900.00 - 235,200.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 151,200.00 - 204,600.00 USD annually