FPGA Development Engineer, Bespoke Solutions

FPGA Development Engineer, Bespoke Solutions

Job ID: 2917774 | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Application deadline: Mar 2, 2026

Are you interested in developing high speed digital logic using the highest speeds and latest technology? Amazon is expanding Amazon Web Services (AWS) connectivity and is looking for help. AWS seeks an FPGA Development Engineer with experience developing programmable logic on the most advanced FPGAs. They will help architect, develop, and integrate scalable FPGA systems in the AWS technology ecosystem.

If Arlington HQ (HQ2): This role will sit in our new headquarters in Northern Virginia, where Amazon will invest $2.5 billion dollars, occupy 4 million square feet of energy efficient office space, and create at least 25,000 new full‑time jobs. Our employees and the neighboring community will also benefit from the associated investments from the Commonwealth including infrastructure updates, public transportation improvements, and new access to Reagan National Airport.

By working together on behalf of our customers, we are building the future one innovative product, service, and idea at a time. Are you ready to embrace the challenge? Come build the future with us.

This position requires that the candidate selected must be a US Citizen and currently possess and maintain an active Secret security clearance. The position further requires that, after start, the selected candidate obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph or commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.

Key Job Responsibilities

- Develop custom RTL and integrate with third party libraries to build end to end 100G+ solutions. - Collaborate with design and system engineers to perform tradeoffs and architect new solutions for customers. - Own the interface between software and hardware by developing drivers, and providing software examples. - Participate in design meetings to plan development and review peer designs. - Help identify new opportunities and new technologies to improve the customer experience and add features.

A Day in the Life

You will work on a cross‑functional team of hardware and software developers, writing programmable logic and embedded software to interact with custom hardware. You will debug RTL in simulation, synthesize and implement ensuring it meets timing and performance requirements. You help deploy RTL onto hardware targets and help debug issues that come along in RTL, hardware, or software. You will provide subject matter expertise in architectural discussions, and strategic planning meetings.

We develop AWS owned hardware solutions in order to scale globally, minimize cost, and maximize value for our customers. We are a growing team of hardware, software and FPGA engineers with a dedicated product development lab in Arlington, VA.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent. - 3+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience. - 2+ years of non‑internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience. - Experience programming with at least one software programming language. - 3+ years developing programmable logic in VHDL or Verilog for FPGA SOCs.

Preferred Qualifications

- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience. - Experience developing programmable logic for FPGAs in VHDL or Verilog. - Experience with Xilinx Ultrascale+ FPGAs, Versal ACAPs, and/or Intel Agilex SOCs. - Experience developing programmable logic for 100G Networking Systems. - Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret or above.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. For salaried roles, your Amazon package will include listed 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/us-benefits-and-stock .

Colorado $136,000 - $184,000 annually National $129,800 - $212,800 annually

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