AmazonSoftware Development Engineer, SW-Device OS
Amazon is hiring a Software Development Engineer, SW-Device OS in Bengaluru, India. Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.
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- On Level's scale, this software engineer role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include Claude, Cursor and embedded systems.
- Level classifies it as a mid-level role.
- Level lists 21,000+ other open roles at Amazon.
- The role was posted within the past two weeks.
AI in this role
Design and implement core OS and embedded software components for consumer electronics devices at Amazon Lab126.
The Device OS team is central to creating these innovative devices, providing the core OS, platform, features, and components. We are inventing the future of consumer electronics and are looking for a Software Development Engineer to help bring that vision to life — solving real-world challenges that transform our customers' experiences. The team builds scalable solutions that enable our partners to quickly and cost-effectively develop and launch new device experiences.
If you love being hands-on designing and implementing high-quality platforms for consumer electronic devices while working alongside a world-class, highly accomplished team, we'd love to talk with you.
Key job responsibilities
Engage in the design and development of core OS, platform, and embedded software components, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.
Partner closely with Product Management to detail and disambiguate requirements.
Design, implement, and ship high-quality embedded software for a wide range of Amazon Devices, from concept through launch.
Own the quality of your own work — both code and design — and help junior team members meet or exceed the quality bar.
Diagnose and resolve complex issues across the stack in resource-constrained environments.
A day in the life
In our team, you will get to build products and features from the ground up. You will define and build features and tools used by thousands of developers for building for millions of customers. We work across multiple internal teams as well as product to define what we are building and make it a reality. SDEs on this team are actively writing code, as well as working on designs and mentoring others. As the Device OS org we get to work horizontally across many exciting new device types.
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
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
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
- Familiarity with agentic software development using industry-standard tools (e.g., Kiro, Claude, Cursor) to accomplish the assignments
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How we rate this
Software Development Engineer, SW-Device OS at Amazon rates 0 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.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
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- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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- $168k
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- Walk me through how you've used Cursor in your day-to-day work.
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