Embedded Sr. Software Development Engineer, Hardware Compute Group

Amazon is hiring an Embedded Sr. Software Development Engineer, Hardware Compute Group in Sunnyvale, United States. It pays $165k-$224k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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We are looking for a Embedded Software Development Engineer to help design, develop, and integrate our next generation devices. In this role you will work with customers, system architects, program managers and hardware engineers to implement, troubleshoot, fix kernel drivers, BSP for our next generation devices.
You will be responsible for the development of real-time embedded firmware and embedded Linux software that implements security controls for the platform.

Key job responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable C code
- Debug and troubleshoot issues in the Kernel drivers, BSP and integration with OS frameworks.
- Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to problems found in the product integration and field
- Develop and customize BSP, graphics, and port
- Develop, port, and test software and firmware layers inside the Linux Kernel and frameworks
- Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization
- Develop and maintain technical documentation
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other team members.
- Participate in code and design reviews

About the team
Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineer’s 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 devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV and Amazon Echo.

Basic qualifications

- 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
- 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
- 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
- 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
- Experience in embedded development in C/C++

Preferred qualifications

- 3+ 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
- Knowledge of DMA, I2S, and other relevant audio/video interfaces.
- Experience with multimedia frameworks like GStreamer, FFmpeg, or OpenMAX.
- Understanding of hardware-accelerated codecs and GPU technologies.
- Experience with GPU acceleration, OpenGL, or OpenCL. Knowledge of Yocto Project or other embedded Linux build systems.
- Understanding of hardware architectures and interfaces (e.g., I2C, SPI, PCIe).
- Experience with multimedia frameworks (such as GStreamer, FFmpeg) and hardware-accelerated video/audio codecs is a plus.
- Familiarity with ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) and V4L2 (Video for Linux 2) frameworks is a plus.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Santa Clara - 165,200.00 - 223,600.00 USD annually

How we rate this

Embedded Sr. Software Development Engineer, Hardware Compute Group at Amazon rates 35 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Key facts

Embedded Sr. Software Development Engineer, Hardware Compute Group is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $165k-$224k a year.
The role is based in US, CA, Sunnyvale.
The job was posted on November 14, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
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