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# Platform Debug Engineer

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Redmond, WA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computing Platforms, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, Intelligent Platform Management Interface, BIOS, Software Debugging, Linux, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Python (Programming Language), Log Analysis, PCI Express, CPLD, Scripting, Hardware Infrastructure
- **Published:** July 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us13b83d49de22423648d49bef78ea7ca5

## About the Role

* Strong understanding of server hardware and platform architecture.
 * Experience with PCIe high-speed interconnects and firmware debugging.
 * Knowledge of Redfish, IPMI, Linux, and hardware diagnostics.
 * Experience with log analysis, root cause investigation, and platform validation.

## Description

* Debug and validate platform hardware and firmware components.
 * Analyze PCIe Gen5 link training, enumeration, and connectivity issues.
 * Investigate system failures using logs, telemetry, Redfish, and IPMI tools.
 * Support provisioning pipelines, firmware updates, and compliance validation.
 * Perform root cause analysis for platform stability, performance, and reliability issues.
 * Troubleshoot FPGA, CPLD, BMC, BIOS, GPU-specific firmware-related issues.
 * Validate rack-level telemetry, cooling systems, power sequencing, and sensor health.
 * Develop automation and debug tools using Python and scripting languages.
 * Collaborate with Silicon, BMC, Fabric, and Validation teams.
 * Document findings and track issues through JIRA/Azure DevOps (ADO).


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