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Do you want to shape the future of Generative AI at AWS? Join the team building the foundation of the world’s most advanced cloud for AI training and inference — where multi-billion-parameter models come to life at scale. Here, you’ll design, deliver, and operate next-generation infrastructure that powers breakthrough innovation in AI/ML and HPC workloads. If you’re passionate about pushing the limits of performance, efficiency, and scalability in the cloud, this is your opportunity to build the systems that define what’s next for AWS — and for the entire AI industry.
You’ll join a diverse AWS Hardware Engineering team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
The ideal candidate for this role will be an innovative self-starter. You are knowledgeable of the full technical stack - vertically from baremetal server hardware up to the software in userland, and everything in the middle. You have tremendous interest in cloud scale and curious how systems and software decisions impact the user. You insist on highest-standards and are able to develop tactical solutions/tools to diagnose and fix issues. You are an excellent systems debugger - finding interaction issues between components on server systems. You are a leader with strong organizational, planning, and communication skills. You are a builder!
Key job responsibilities
You will be a technical leader solving complex problems. You will decompose big difficult server system testability, reliability and diagnosis problems into straightforward tasks, components or features that you will lead to deliver yourself and through others in parallel. You will use combination of hardware, software, system designs, x86 architecture, processes, diagnosis and operations knowledge.
A day in the life
Working with a variety of job roles (SDEs, SDETs, Hardware Engineers, TPMs, Managers, Principals) and groups (AWS Hardware Engineering, EC2, other AWS services) through server conception, design, test, launch, and operations. Driving high quality and reliability into future/new designs for AWS Accelerated server solutions for AWS Cloud.
About the team
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 4+ years of deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment experience
- 4+ years of systems development in an IT or data center environment experience
- 3+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby experience
- 2+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 2+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience
- Experience leading the design, build and deployment of complex and performant (reliable and scalable) software solutions in production
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of development/programming/scripting language (Python/Java/Bash/Perl) experience
- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
- Experience taking a leading role in building complex software or computing infrastructure that has been successfully delivered to customers
- Experience debugging, integrating, and validating complex AI/ML and Cloud Computing servers.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
LOCATION
USA, CA, Cupertino - 173,900.00 - 235,200.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Austin - 151,200.00 - 204,600.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 151,200.00 - 204,600.00 USD annually
DESCRIPTION
Do you want to shape the future of Generative AI at AWS? Join the team building the foundation of the world’s most advanced cloud for AI training and inference — where multi-billion-parameter models come to life at scale. Here, you’ll design, deliver, and operate next-generation infrastructure that powers breakthrough innovation in AI/ML and HPC workloads. If you’re passionate about pushing the limits of performance, efficiency, and scalability in the cloud, this is your opportunity to build the systems that define what’s next for AWS — and for the entire AI industry.
You’ll join a diverse AWS Hardware Engineering team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
The ideal candidate for this role will be an innovative self-starter. You are knowledgeable of the full technical stack - vertically from baremetal server hardware up to the software in userland, and everything in the middle. You have tremendous interest in cloud scale and curious how systems and software decisions impact the user. You insist on highest-standards and are able to develop tactical solutions/tools to diagnose and fix issues. You are an excellent systems debugger - finding interaction issues between components on server systems. You are a leader with strong organizational, planning, and communication skills. You are a builder!
Key job responsibilities
You will be a technical leader solving complex problems. You will decompose big difficult server system testability, reliability and diagnosis problems into straightforward tasks, components or features that you will lead to deliver yourself and through others in parallel. You will use combination of hardware, software, system designs, x86 architecture, processes, diagnosis and operations knowledge.
A day in the life
Working with a variety of job roles (SDEs, SDETs, Hardware Engineers, TPMs, Managers, Principals) and groups (AWS Hardware Engineering, EC2, other AWS services) through server conception, design, test, launch, and operations. Driving high quality and reliability into future/new designs for AWS Accelerated server solutions for AWS Cloud.
About the team
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 4+ years of deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment experience
- 4+ years of systems development in an IT or data center environment experience
- 3+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby experience
- 2+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 2+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience
- Experience leading the design, build and deployment of complex and performant (reliable and scalable) software solutions in production
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of development/programming/scripting language (Python/Java/Bash/Perl) experience
- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
- Experience taking a leading role in building complex software or computing infrastructure that has been successfully delivered to customers
- Experience debugging, integrating, and validating complex AI/ML and Cloud Computing servers.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
LOCATION
USA, CA, Cupertino - 173,900.00 - 235,200.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Austin - 151,200.00 - 204,600.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 151,200.00 - 204,600.00 USD annually
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Document your degree's U.S. equivalency early
A three-year engineering degree from India, Australia, or the EU may not automatically satisfy PERM's bachelor's degree requirement. Get a credential evaluation from a NACES-member agency before your employer files, so USCIS won't issue a Request for Evidence mid-process.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Search the DOL's PERM disclosure data for companies that have filed labor certifications for systems development or software engineering roles. Employers already familiar with the PERM process are far less likely to withdraw sponsorship when timelines extend beyond their expectations.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring employers
Filter by Systems Development Engineer roles on Migrate Mate to surface companies with verified green card sponsorship history. This saves weeks of cold outreach to employers who don't sponsor at all or who only sponsor H-1B visa, not EB-2 or EB-3 petitions.
Align your job duties with the PERM job description
The job description your employer submits in the PERM application must match what you'll actually do. If your real duties include cloud architecture or DevOps responsibilities not listed in the advertisement, USCIS can deny the I-140 even after DOL certifies the PERM.
Confirm your employer's recruitment timeline before accepting
PERM requires your employer to complete a specific DOL-mandated recruitment process, including print and online job postings, before filing. Ask whether recruitment has started, because the supervised recruitment clock resets if the employer changes the role's requirements after posting.
Check your priority date against the Visa Bulletin before filing I-485
EB-3 applicants born in India or China face multi-year backlogs before a visa number becomes available. Confirm your country of birth's current cut-off date in the monthly Visa Bulletin so you and your employer can plan concurrent filing or a future adjustment of status window accurately.
Green Card Systems Development Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Systems Development Engineer role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Systems Development Engineer positions typically qualify for both categories. EB-2 applies if the role requires a master's degree or equivalent, which many senior or specialized systems engineering roles do. EB-3 covers positions requiring a bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field. Your employer specifies the minimum requirement in the PERM job description, so the category depends on how the role is defined, not just your personal credentials.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B is a temporary work visa renewed in three-year increments, subject to the annual lottery. EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM leads to permanent residency with no annual cap lottery at the petition stage. The tradeoff is time: PERM labor certification alone takes six to twelve months before your employer can even file the I-140. For high-demand roles like Systems Development Engineer, many employers start the green card process while you're already on H-1B status.
What does the PERM labor certification process involve for a Systems Development Engineer?
Your employer must run a DOL-prescribed recruitment campaign to demonstrate no qualified U.S. worker is available for the position. This includes placing job advertisements in specific formats over a set period. If no qualified applicants are found, the employer submits the labor certification application to DOL. Approval does not guarantee your green card; it's the prerequisite for filing the I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS, which then establishes your priority date.
How can I find Systems Development Engineer jobs that sponsor green cards?
Start by searching Migrate Mate, which filters roles specifically by employers with employment-based green card sponsorship history, including EB-2 and EB-3 petitions for technical roles. You can also review DOL's PERM disclosure datasets to identify companies that have recently sponsored systems engineering or software development positions, giving you a targeted list of employers who have already navigated the process.
Can my employer start the PERM process while I'm on OPT or H-1B status?
Yes. Employers can file a PERM labor certification regardless of your current work authorization status. Starting PERM while you're on H-1B is common because once your I-140 is approved and your priority date is more than 365 days old, you gain AC21 portability protections that let you change employers within the same occupational category without losing your place in the green card queue.