SDE Embedded Linux, Amazon Leo

Amazon Leo is Amazons low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools hospitals businesses and government agencies Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder) or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Key job responsibilities
We are looking for an Embedded SDE to lead platform specific projects and initiatives on Satellite Ground Systems and Customer Terminals.

An ideal candidate would have multi-year experience working on networking and/or consumer devices using embedded Linux Yocto and/or Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS). The candidate should be familiar with device trees and have demonstrated experience in kernel programming and/or device drivers and/or working with peripheral devices. Experience with ethernet PCIe SPI I2C interfaces flash devices is required. Experience with ARM based systems is desired. The candidate should be familiar with manufacturing diagnostics related to devices journey from contract manufacturer through various production phases like Hardware Validation Testing (HVT) Engineering Validation Testing (EVT) Device Validation Testing (DVT) Production Validation Testing (PVT). The candidate should be familiar with and device provisioning processes involved in manufacturing.

A day in the life
As a software development engineer you will be responsible for leading the design of embedded software used in the Amazon Leo products. You will work in a collaborative environment with teams inside and outside of Amazon. You will mentor a team of software engineers on best practices while you guide your software designs from requirements gathering through mass production. You will need to be flexible and responsive to high priority issues.

- 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 3 years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 3 years of embedded firmware development experience
- Bachelors degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science Engineering Mathematics or a related field
- 3 years of hands on experience on networking and/or consumer devices using embedded Linux Yocto and/or Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS)

- 3 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
- 2 years of experience in manufacturing diagnostics through production phases like Hardware Validation Testing (HVT) Engineering Validation Testing (EVT) Device Validation Testing (DVT) Production Validation Testing (PVT)

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at WA Redmond - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually