Embedded SDE II, Hardware Compute Group

Amazon • Sunnyvale, CA

10d

About The Position

Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and
engineers 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, Amazon Echo and the Astro personal robot. What will you help us create?
Work hard. Have fun. Make history.

We are looking for a Embedded Software Development Engineer with a strong
background in SOC Security to help design our security systems in our next
generation devices. In this role you will work with system architects, program
managers and hardware engineers to implement security features and assess
security software architecture 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.

Requirements

• 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
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Experience with design, implementation, support, and evaluation of security-focused tools and services
• Knowledge of security technology and concepts (Authentication, Authorization, Single sign-on, Cryptography, etc.)

Nice To Haves

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Experience in computer architecture, or experience writing low level drivers
• Experience with Arm root of trust boot and boot ROM implementation
• Knowledge of secure boot and secure firmware update mechanisms for embedded systems

Responsibilities

• Develop real-time embedded firmware and embedded Linux software that implements security controls and features for the platform
• Work closely with system architects, program managers, and hardware engineers to design and integrate security solutions into the next generation of Amazon devices
• Assess security software architecture and provide recommendations to improve the overall security posture of the platform
• Implement cryptographic algorithms, secure boot, and other security primitives in the embedded software stack
• Develop security monitoring and telemetry capabilities to detect and mitigate security threats
• Perform security code reviews, penetration testing, and vulnerability analysis to identify and remediate security issues
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure security requirements aremet throughout the product development lifecycle
• Stay up-to-date with the latest security trends, vulnerabilities, and mitigation techniques in the embedded systems domain
• Mentor other engineers on the team

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level