Amazon
Software Development Engineer, Nitro SSD
$165K–$224K
Cupertino, CA · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years in each of the specified software development, design or architecture, embedded firmware development, and computer science fundamentals areas. Preferred: 5+ years of full software development life cycle experience and 5+ years developing firmware for SSDs or related storage devices.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent; preferred: bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
About the job
Designs and develops firmware for AWS-specific NAND-based SSDs, from architecture and validation through production and fleet deployment.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and deliver SSD firmware based on customer input and storage product requirements.
- Coordinate firmware development and product integration with hardware, software, validation teams, vendors, and partner teams.
- Support device characterization, benchmarking, deployment, and operational quality improvements at scale.
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, 3+ years of embedded firmware development experience, and 3+ years of computer science fundamentals experience.
- Experience with the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
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 storage technologies and block interface protocols.
Pay
USD 165,200.00 - 223,600.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
SSD, NAND, Agile/Scrum
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