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

Final date to receive applications:
Apr 12, 2026

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). The role involves architecting, developing, and integrating scalable high‑assurance embedded systems into the AWS technology ecosystem. We develop AWS‑owned hardware solutions to scale globally, minimize cost, and maximize value for our customers.

The team includes hardware, software and FPGA engineers with a dedicated product development lab.

Arlington, VA (Arlington HQ) – part of Amazon’s new headquarters in Northern Virginia.

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.

• 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.
• Help identify new opportunities and new technologies to improve the customer experience and add features.
• Mentor and develop peer and junior engineers.

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 standards for code quality, understand and plan 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, deploy embedded software onto hardware targets, and debug issues in RTL, hardware, or software. You will develop and document software subsystems and components in Rust, coordinate with the team daily, and review code.

• 7+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
• 4+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one system programming language (C, C++, or Rust).
• 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.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• 10+ years of full software development life cycle 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.

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