Embedded SDE II, Prime Air

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How do you get items to customers quickly cost-effectively andmost importantlysafely in less than an hour And how do you do it in a way that can scale Our teams of hundreds of scientists engineers aerospace professionals and futurists have been working hard to do just that! We are delivering to customers and are excited for whats to come. Check out more information about Prime Air on the About Amazon blog ( you are seeking an iterative environment where you can drive innovation apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve real world delivery challenges and provide benefits to customers Prime Air is the place for you.

Come work on the Amazon Prime Air Team!

Prime Air is seeking an experienced experienced Embedded Software Development Engineer who combines superb technical research and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively. Experience with firmware development board bring-up and debugging issues spanning the hardware/software boundary are critical. Previous experience in developing safety-critical software is also valued. A successful candidate will be comfortable working with a team of top-notch developers and collaborating with our research teams. Were looking for someone who innovates and loves solving hard problems! You will work hard have fun and of course make history!

Export Control License: This position may require a deemed export control license for compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Placement is contingent on Amazons ability to apply for and obtain an export control license on your behalf.

Key job responsibilities
* Design develop and test critical features for embedded applications and platforms that power the Prime Air Drone.
* Perform root cause analysis and implement fixes for complex functional and performance issues.
* Collaborate with our hardware teams and vendors to enable new computing hardware and functionality.


- 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
- 3 years of embedded firmware development experience
- Experience in embedded development in C/C

- 3 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience writing low level drivers or experience with interrupt service routines
- Experience with general troubleshooting/debugging of hardware or experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
- Experience with board bring-up and debugging hardware through the use of logic analyzers oscilloscopes etc.

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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 Seattle - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually