software development engineer

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Lab126 is seeking an Embedded Software Development Engineer to design and develop software for next-generation devices. This role involves collaborating with various teams to implement and troubleshoot kernel drivers and embedded Linux software, ensuring high-quality firmware development. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in software development and a strong educational background in computer science.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of design or architecture experience.
• Experience with at least one programming language.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain efficient and reliable C code.
• Debug and troubleshoot kernel drivers and integration issues.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation.

Skills

C programming

Debugging

Troubleshooting

Kernel drivers

Embedded Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineer’s high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced ground-breaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV and Amazon Echo.

Work hard. Have fun. Make history.
We are looking for an Embedded Software Development Engineer- to help design, develop, integrate our next generation devices.
In this role you will work with customers, system architects, program managers and hardware engineers to implement, troubleshoot, fix kernel drivers and BSP for our next generation devices.
You will be responsible for the development of real-time embedded firmware and embedded Linux software that implements security controls for the platform.

Key job responsibilities
Job responsibilities
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable C code
• Debug and troubleshoot issues in the Kernel drivers, BSP and integration with OS frameworks.
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to problems found in the product integration and field.
• Developing and implementing a wide range of low-level embedded software (including kernel device drivers, network stack development, porting existing software to new embedded platforms, and other low-level programming activities), hardware development, as well as the development of application software
• Develop, port, and test software and firmware layers inside the Linux Kernel and frameworks.
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization
• Develop and maintain technical documentation.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other team members.
• Participate in code and design reviews

About the team
Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineer’s high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV and Amazon Echo.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

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