Sr. Software Dev Engineer, Alexa Ambient Computing Techs
DESCRIPTION
Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineer high-profile devices like the Kindle family of products. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. Since then, we have worked to produce best-selling tablets with breakthrough hardware technology as well as e-readers that have revolutionized reading. What will you help us create?
Work hard. Have fun. Make history.
Key job responsibilities
We are looking for a talented, detail-oriented and enthusiastic Senior Software Development Engineer who is passionate about innovation and is enthusiastic about new products and technology.
As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff to conceive and design innovative consumer products. You must be responsive, flexible and able to succeed within an open collaborative peer environment. You will work closely with the hardware, ODM, and QA teams to take the product from concept to customer release and ensure the highest level of quality for your deliverables. Have in-depth expertise working with the Linux kernel, BSP, drivers or even service development for consumer devices. In this role, you will:
• Work with product management and cross functional teams to provide technical solutions for desired user experiences and features.
• Dive deep and provide solutions for complex issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate and optimize functionalities within BSPs.
• Drive the team to adopt engineering best practices.
• Participate in the development of technology strategies and roadmaps, and guide the team in making technology decisions.
• Are comfortable with proactive outward communication and technical leadership and never shy away from a challenge
• Lead or mentor other software developers to maintain architectural vision.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
- 8+ years relevant work experience in embedded Software.
- Professional experience in consumer device software development. Proficiency in in Linux kernel or driver development with C/C++ and multiple SOC platforms, including 5+ years working experience in Linux BSP development.
- Be able to drive software architecture design and system optimization in complex software system.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to present complex technical concepts effectively.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong domain expertise in Linux audio system, driver, HAL, ALSA, Android audio sub-system design and implementation.
- Experience with multimedia frameworks (e.g., GStreamer, FFmpeg) and hardware-accelerated audio codecs is a plus.
- Strong domain expertise in embedded software security and code/data protection is a plus.
- Experience in Linux Yocto will be a plus.