Amazon
System Development Engineer, AWS Mainstream Compute
$129K–$201K
Austin, TX +2 · Full-time · Posted Jun 1, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
Seattle, WA
Cupertino, CA - Experience
- 5+ years in each of the three specified experience categories; preferred qualifications also mention 5+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or above in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent.
About the job
Leads server hardware product design and development, solving system testability, reliability, and diagnosis problems through design, testing, launch, and fleet operations.
What you'll do
- Lead server design and development with engineering and manufacturing partners, from conception through data-center deployment.
- Break down complex server testability, reliability, and diagnostic problems and deliver solutions using hardware, software, systems, and operational knowledge.
- Oversee launched server fleets and improve product quality, performance, and cost against customer requirements.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 5+ years designing or architecting new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- 5+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, or operating systems, plus hands-on systems engineering experience.
- Bachelor's degree or above in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent; systems fundamentals; programming in at least one modern language; hardware/software troubleshooting; and experience developing functional specifications, design verification plans, and functional test procedures.
Nice to have
- Experience with PowerShell, Python, Ruby, or Java; Agile work using Scrum.
- Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent; experience with full-life-cycle engineering practices or test-plan and test-infrastructure development.
Pay
148,700.00 - 201,200.00 USD annually (base salary), Cupertino; 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually (base salary), Austin; 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually (base salary), Seattle
Tools
C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby, x86
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