Embedded Senior Software Dev Engineer, Bespoke Solutions; ADC Hardware & Software Team

Amazon • Jessup, MD

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About The Position

Are you interested in building embedded software for leading edge hardware to
build end to end 400G+ solutions? Amazon is expanding Amazon Web Services (AWS)
connectivity and is looking for help.

AWS seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer with technical leadership
experience developing embedded software on custom hardware including the most
advanced FPGA System - on - Chip (SoCs). They will help architect, develop, and
integrate scalable high assurance embedded systems in the AWS technology
ecosystem.

We develop AWS owned hardware solutions in order to scale globally, minimize
cost, and maximize value for our customers. We are a growing team of hardware,
software and FPGA engineers with a dedicated product development lab.

If Arlington, VA (Arlington HQ):

This role will sit in our new headquarters in Northern Virginia, where Amazon
will invest $2.5 billion dollars, occupy 4 million square feet of energy
efficient office space, and create at least 25,000 new full-time jobs. Our
employees and the neighboring community will also benefit from the associated
investments from the Commonwealth including infrastructure updates, public
transportation improvements, and new access to Reagan National Airport.

By working together on behalf of our customers, we are building the future one
innovative product, service, and idea at a time. Are you ready to embrace the
challenge? Come build the future with us.

This position requires that the candidate selected must be a US Citizen and
currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance. The position
further requires that, after start, the selected candidate obtain and maintain
an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph or commensurate clearance for
each government agency for which they perform AWS work.

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You will be a technical leader on a cross-functional team of hardware and
software developers, writing embedded software in Rust to interact with custom
hardware. You will help set and maintain the standard for code quality,
understanding and planning for the impact of team decisions on software
architecture in team meetings, code reviews and through written documents. You
will lead architectural discussions, and strategic planning meetings.

You will use and develop CI/CD pipelines to automatically run your own unit
tests, and hardware in the loop tests. You help deploy embedded software onto
hardware targets and help debug issues that come along in RTL, hardware, or
software. You will develop and document software sub-systems and components in
Rust, you will coordinate with the team daily to make design decisions, resolve
blockers, and review code.

You will demonstrate a high standard, help prioritize development activities and
actively mentor other engineers.

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of
experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates
knowledge-sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring
and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and
strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering
expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred
qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates
to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path,
or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted
cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating —
that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies
trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation
of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the
cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage,
networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have
continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging
problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re
looking for talented people who want to help.

AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored
affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what
makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams.
Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and
passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s
Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and
other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded
professional.

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the
expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of
our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home,
there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Requirements

• 7+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 4+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
• 3+ years of experience with at least one system programming language such as C, C++, or Rust
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS / SCI or above

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• 10+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• 2+ years of experience in Rust
• 5+ years of experience developing embedded software
• Experience delivering government certified software
• Strong knowledge of networking, security, and cryptographic algorithms and protocols
• Strong knowledge of government security implementation assurance standards, evaluation methodologies, and approval processes

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in developing high assurance software systems
• Develop embedded software using Rust, and integrate with third party libraries to build end to end high assurance 100G+ solutions
• Develop low level drivers for ARM and RISC-V targets, Linux drivers and kernel modules, business logic, and scalable software solutions to interoperate with AWS services
• Decompose complex cryptographic and security requirements from government standards into actionable software and hardware design specifications
• Analyze and translate keying requirements including key generation, establishment, distribution, storage, and zeroization into embedded software implementations that meet government certification standards
• Lead design and system engineers to perform tradeoffs and architect new solutions for customers
• Lead design meetings to plan development and review peer designs
• Help identify new opportunities and new technologies to improve the customer experience and add features
• Mentor and develop peer and junior engineers

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