Amazon
Embedded Software Dev Engineer, AWS Hardware Engineering
$144K–$194K
Seattle, WA · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development; 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience. Preferred: 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience.
- Education
- Preferred: Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
About the job
Develop and deploy embedded firmware for AWS data-center power infrastructure and servers, with a focus on security, reliability, and fleet-wide operations.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and deploy firmware across the development lifecycle for AWS servers and power infrastructure.
- Architect firmware deployment strategies and solve technical problems while balancing customer impact, security, reliability, and operational efficiency.
- Collaborate with hardware, validation, and software teams; evaluate technologies and mentor team members.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience with new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- Experience in embedded development in C/C++.
- Knowledge of professional software engineering practices across the full software development life cycle.
Nice to have
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent; knowledge of ARM CPUs, low-level drivers, or I2C, SPI, USB, or UART.
Pay
143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
C/C++, ARM CPUs, I2C, SPI, USB, UART
AI focus
Firmware supports AWS servers and infrastructure powering AI/ML workloads; the role does not specify developing AI systems.
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