Sr. Software Development Engineer, Amazon Devices Connectivity and OS

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative research and development company is seeking a Sr. Software Development Engineer to join their Connectivity team. In this dynamic role, you will design and implement cutting-edge connectivity solutions across a range of digital devices, including smart home products and mobile applications. Collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams, you will leverage your extensive experience in software development and systems architecture to enhance user experiences and optimize performance. This position offers the chance to work on groundbreaking technology that shapes the future of consumer electronics, all within a collaborative and supportive environment. If you're passionate about connectivity and eager to make an impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software development experience with a focus on connectivity solutions.
• Proven experience in leading design and architecture of systems.

Responsibilities

• Implement high-quality connectivity stacks across various protocols.
• Work with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative user experiences.

Skills

Software Development

Programming Languages

Design Patterns

Mentoring

Technical Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

Zigbee

Thread

UWB Framework

Job description

Sr. Software Development Engineer, Amazon Devices Connectivity and OS

Job ID: 2923334 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers 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, Amazon Echo and Amazon Show. The Amazon Devices group delivers delightfully unique Amazon experiences, giving customers instant access to everything, digital or physical.

The Role:

As a Software Development Engineer - Connectivity you will engage with experienced cross-disciplinary staffs to conceive and design innovative consumer products. Vertically your ownership can span across application, device framework, connectivity stack, drivers and low level wireless controller coexistence and scheduler algorithms. Horizontally you will be given the opportunity to work and own connectivity solutions across all Amazon digital devices spanning from Kindle, Fire TV, Echo, IoT Smart Home solutions and more as well as application on mobile devices. You will work closely with the product management, hardware, operations, application, platform, cloud and quality assurance teams. You must be responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open and collaborative peer environment. The Bluetooth connectivity team is responsible for the connectivity related user experience and use cases. This includes delivery and maintenance of an evolving feature rich, high-performance, low-power, stable platform. In this role, your responsibilities will include:

1. Work with product management and cross functional teams to provide technical solutions for desired user experiences.
2. Implement high-quality Connectivity stacks across Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Thread, UWB framework and application features.
3. Implement the right metrics, debug tools and integrate with backend solutions to continuously measure and improve on our solutions.
4. Implement power management features.
5. Implement and provide testing facilities and tools for QA, HW and factory teams.
6. Implement application on mobile devices to communicate with Amazon devices over Bluetooth link.
7. Work with teams to improve and tailor existing drivers, stack and applications to our needs. Improve memory footprint, optimize drive, stack and application code.
8. Work with the hardware team to ensure correct exercising of hardware and RF architecture.
9. Support compliance and certification activities.
10. Be able to occasionally travel internationally.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 6+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 6+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• 6+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 6+ 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