Hardware Development Engineer, AI/ML Server Development

Amazon.com Inc

Cupertino, CA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Computing, Computer Engineering, Computer Firmware, Cross-Functional, Data Analysis, Debugging Skills, Electricity, Failure Analysis, GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), Hardware Development, Identify Issues, Machine Learning, Manufacturing Operations, Mentoring, Modeling Languages, Network Operations Center, Problem Solving Skills, Reliability Engineering, Root Cause Analysis, Server Architecture, Server Hardware, Server Programming/Applications, Server Support, System Operations, Trend Analysis, Vehicle Fleets
LOCATION
Cupertino, CA
POSTED
4 days ago

Application deadline: Jul 28, 2026

Are you curious about what happens inside the servers that power AI? Do you enjoy debugging problems and figuring out why something broke? Are you excited to learn fast, work on real systems, and see your contributions matter from day one? If that sounds like you, we"d love to meet you.

AWS Hardware Engineering builds and maintains the servers behind the world"s largest cloud. Our team focuses on GPU-accelerated platforms - the infrastructure that runs generative AI, machine learning training, and large language models at global scale. It"s complex, it"s fast-moving, and it"s an incredible place to start your career.

We"re looking for a Hardware Development Engineer to join us and grow. You don"t need to know everything on day one - you need to be curious, willing to learn, and energized by solving problems. You"ll be supported by experienced engineers who"ll mentor you as you ramp up on real fleet challenges: understanding why a GPU server misbehaves, building tools to catch issues automatically, and helping improve the reliability of infrastructure used by millions.

You"ll learn how servers work end-to-end - hardware, firmware, software, and operations - and you"ll contribute to a team that"s pushing toward a future where systems heal themselves. Your ideas will matter, your work will ship, and you"ll develop skills that are hard to get anywhere else.

Key job responsibilities

  • Investigate and root cause hardware issues on GPU server platforms with support of an experienced engineer - you"ll learn to trace problems across electrical, firmware, and software layers
  • Analyze failure data and trends to identify systemic problems and propose fixes
  • Work with senior engineers to understand server architecture, GPU subsystems, and fleet operations
  • Participate in design reviews for new server platforms, contributing a reliability and serviceability perspective
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (firmware, software, manufacturing, datacenter operations) to close the loop between field failures and design improvements
  • Document findings, contribute to runbooks, and share knowledge with the team

A day in the life

  • You"ll work on infrastructure at a scale that doesn"t exist anywhere else
  • You"ll develop rare cross-stack expertise (hardware + firmware + software + operations) early in your career
  • You"ll have mentorship from senior engineers and a team that invests in your growth
  • You"ll see your work directly improve the systems powering the next generation of AI

About the Company

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Amazon.com Inc

At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.

It’s Always Day 1
At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here

Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Retail
FOUNDED
1994
WEBSITE
http://Amazon.com/militaryroles