mid Software Engineer ic · Posted Dec 3, 2025
$165,200 – $223,600
USD per year

About this role

Amazon is hiring a mid-level Software Engineer based in Seattle, WA. The posting calls out experience with AWS, Serverless, Observability, Machine Learning. Compensation is listed at $165,200–$223,600 per year.

Role
Software Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
mid
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Seattle, WA
Department
Software Development
Posted
Dec 3, 2025
AI Summary
Develop firmware for AWS Nitro SSDs, collaborating with NAND and controller vendors to integrate new components across platforms. Design and implement firmware features to optimize SSD performance, participate in full product lifecycle from design through production support, and drive improvements in validation methodology and fleet efficiency.

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Job description

from Amazon careers

The AWS Hardware Engineering team is driving rapid innovation in the server and storage infrastructure used by Amazon Web Services. Our designs are industry-leading in 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 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! What you will do: 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,…

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