Embedded Systems Software Engineer - Early Career, Impact

Amazon Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an Embedded Software Development Engineer (Early Career) in Cupertino, CA, as part of a fast-paced, innovative team. You will design, develop, and maintain embedded systems software that scales to millions of users, collaborating with cross-disciplinary Amazonians and applying AI-assisted tools to boost productivity.

You will work in an agile environment with CI/CD, contribute to documentation, and participate in on-call duties while delivering high-quality, reliable services.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Experience with at least one general-purpose programming language (e.g., Java, Python, C++, C#, Go, Rust, or TypeScript).
• Experience with data structures, basic algorithms, and object-oriented design principles.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools.
• Currently pursuing or holding a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related STEM fields.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and communicate with cross-disciplinary Amazonians to design, build, and operate innovative products and services.
• Break down complex problems into well-defined, solvable components before implementation.
• Contribute to the design and development of scalable, reliable services with distributed-systems scope.
• Conduct code reviews as a core engineering practice, providing constructive feedback and validating correctness.
• Create clear and accurate technical documentation.
• Use GenAI and AI-powered tools to enhance development productivity and validate AI-generated code.
• Write clean, maintainable code following best practices and design patterns.
• Work in an agile environment with CI/CD and on-call duties.
• Demonstrate operational excellence through monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving production issues.

Skills

Programming languages

Data structures

OOP design

AI tools

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in STEM

Tools

AWS

Git

CI/CD

SQL/NoSQL databases

Job description

Amazon is seeking an Embedded Software Development Engineer (Early Career) in Cupertino, CA, as part of a fast-paced, innovative team. You will design, develop, and maintain embedded systems software that scales to millions of users, collaborating with cross-disciplinary Amazonians and applying AI-assisted tools to boost productivity.

You will work in an agile environment with CI/CD, contribute to documentation, and participate in on-call duties while delivering high-quality, reliable services.