SDE - Embedded Linux

Amazon Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $143,700–$194,400 / yr
Posted: 78 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Amazon Inc. is the world''s largest e-commerce and cloud computing company, operating the Amazon marketplace, AWS cloud platform, Prime subscription services, Alexa voice AI, and logistics infrastructure. Industry: E-Commerce & Cloud Computing

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SDE - Embedded Linux, Amazon Leo will lead platform-specific projects and initiatives for satellite, ground systems, and customer terminals. The role involves designing embedded software, mentoring a team of engineers on best practices, and guiding designs from requirements gathering through mass production while responding to high-priority issues. Candidates must possess experience in networking and consumer devices using embedded Linux, Yocto, or Real Time Operating Systems. Technical requirements include familiarity with device trees, kernel programming, device drivers, and peripheral devices such as ethernet, PCIe, SPI, I2C interfaces, and flash devices. Experience with ARM based systems is desired. The role also requires knowledge of manufacturing diagnostics across phases like HVT, EVT, DVT, and PVT, alongside device provisioning processes. This position focuses on the technical challenges of providing internet connectivity via a low Earth orbit satellite network.

Skills

Embedded Linux Yocto RTOS Kernel Programming Device Drivers ARM Ethernet PCIe SPI I2C Device Trees Firmware Development Source Control Management Build Processes Manufacturing Diagnostics HVT EVT DVT PVT

What you'll do

Lead the design of embedded software for satellite, ground systems, and customer terminals.
Develop firmware using embedded Linux, Yocto, or Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS).
Write kernel code and develop drivers for peripheral devices including Ethernet, PCIe, SPI, and I2C.
Manage device trees and work with ARM-based hardware systems.
Oversee manufacturing diagnostics across HVT, EVT, DVT, and PVT production phases.
Execute device provisioning processes required during the manufacturing lifecycle.
Mentor a team of software engineers on best practices and design standards.
Guide software designs from initial requirements gathering through to mass production.

What we're looking for

Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or granted asylum/refugee status for export control compliance.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
3+ years of professional software development experience.
3+ years of design or architecture experience focusing on patterns, reliability, and scaling.
3+ years of embedded firmware development experience.
3+ years of experience with networking/consumer devices using embedded Linux, Yocto, or RTOS.
3+ years of full software development life cycle experience including coding standards, reviews, and build processes.
2+ years of experience in manufacturing diagnostics through phases like HVT, EVT, DVT, and PVT.

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