Amazon
Software Development Engineer, Nitro SSD
$144K–$224K
Seattle, WA +1 · Full-time · Posted May 26, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, WA
Cupertino, CA - Experience
- 3+ years in each of the stated software development, design or architecture, computer science fundamentals, and embedded firmware areas. Preferred: 5+ years of full software development life cycle experience and 5+ years developing SSD or related storage-device firmware.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent; a bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent is preferred.
About the job
Develop and deliver firmware for AWS-specific NAND-based SSDs, from architecture and integration through validation and production.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and deliver SSD firmware, with a focus on NAND and SoC integration.
- Collaborate with hardware, software, validation teams, vendors, and partners to integrate and deploy products at scale.
- Support device characterization, benchmarking, quality audits, and operational improvements.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 3+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience and 3+ years of computer science fundamentals experience.
- 3+ years of embedded firmware development experience; experience with the full software development life cycle.
Nice to have
- Deep understanding of SSD hardware architecture and concepts such as wear-leveling and garbage collection.
- 5+ years of hands-on firmware development for SSDs or related storage devices; high-level understanding of NAND and storage technologies.
Pay
USD 165,200.00 - 223,600.00 annually (base salary); USD 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
SSD, NAND, SoC, Agile/Scrum
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