Sr Hardware Dev Engineer, OEM Solid State Drives Team

Application deadline: Nov 11, 2026

AWS Compute & ML 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. Amazon Web Services (AWS) Hardware Engineering (HWEng) team creates compute, accelerator, edge and storage server designs for Amazon's innovative web services.

Our designs are industry-leading in performance, frugality and operational excellence, and are critical to the success of the AWS business and the more than one million customers who use AWS today. Our Hardware Engineers solve challenging technology problems, and build architecturally sound, high-quality server systems and components to enable AWS to realize critical business strategies.

We are seeking experienced Hardware Design Engineers to lead integration and operations of next generation storage (SSD) for our cloud systems. Our success depends on our highly respected server infrastructure; we're handling massive scale and rapid integration of emergent technologies.

What you will do

As a lead engineer on the HWEng Drives team, you will design and build infrastructure to operate our storage platforms at massive scale. You will lead the integration and delivery of SSD from OEM suppliers, and support the development of automated monitoring and failure analysis services to operate, debug, and scale these devices.

• You will work closely with other AWS software teams to tailor and operate storage solutions for the AWS environment.
• You'll provide leadership in the application of new technologies to large scale server deployments in a continuous effort to deliver a world-class customer experience.
• You'll have high standards for yourself and everyone you work with, and you'll be constantly looking for ways to improve your products performance, quality and cost.
• We're changing an industry, and we want team members who are ready for this challenge and want to reach beyond what is possible today.

Why it matters: 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 hardware customizations that will directly benefit AWS customers.

• Why you will love it: You will work directly with engineers across the company to build next-generation hardware.
• You will have a direct impact on our bottom line and the ability to deliver improvements for our customers.
• You will be part of a growing, fast paced, and fun team.
• You will have ownership for the implementation of your work.

AWS Hardware Engineering team is seeking experienced hardware design engineers to design and build next-generation server systems, and AWS specific hardware component.

Key job responsibilities

• As a lead engineer of the OEM Solid State Drives engineering team, you will be responsible for bringing new storage (SSD) technology to our systems & products as well as scaling how we operate our massive existing & rapidly growing fleet.
• You will work closely with software engineers in your and other AWS teams to drive operational excellence - building software services for optimizing SSD performance and health at scale, including faster detection, prevention and root-cause of issues.
• You will lead the integration and delivery of SSD from OEM suppliers, and support the rollout of new drives for new & existing platforms.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of hardware design and validation of components, subsystems and systems experience
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
• Experience with root-cause, debug and resolution of issues on storage systems in Linux environment
• Experience with system integration and operation of SSDs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient coding, scripting and debug abilities in Linux environment
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
• Expertise in server technologies such as, thermal, mechanical, power, and signal integrity.
• Experience in developing technical documentation such as functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures
• Meets/exceeds Amazon's leadership principles requirements for this role

Additional information

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Pay and benefits

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.

• USA, CA, Cupertino - 183,000.00 - 247,600.00 USD annually
• USA, CO, Denver - 159,200.00 - 215,300.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Seattle - 159,200.00 - 215,300.00 USD annually