Software Development Engineer, Bespoke Solutions; ADC Hardware & Software Team

About the role

AWS seeks a Software Development Engineer with experience developing embedded software on custom hardware including the most advanced FPGA SoCs. This position requires that the candidate selected must 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software using Rust, and integrate with third party libraries to build end to end high assurance 400G+ 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
• Implement cryptographic and security requirements from government standards into embedded software designs
• Implement keying functionality including key generation, establishment, distribution, storage, and zeroization in embedded software to meet government certification standards
• Collaborate with design and system engineers to perform tradeoffs and implement solutions for customers
• Participate in design meetings to plan development and review peer designs
• Write and maintain unit tests, integration tests, and hardware-in-the-loop tests using CI/CD pipelines
• Debug issues across the hardware/software boundary including RTL, firmware, and driver interactions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• 3+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• 2+ years of experience with at least one system programming language such as C, C++, or Rust

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• 2+ years of embedded firmware development experience
• 2+ years of experience in Rust
• Strong knowledge of networking, security, and cryptographic algorithms and protocols; knowledge of government security implementation assurance standards, evaluation methodologies, and approval processes

Benefits

Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.