Sr Software Development Engineer - BIOS/UEFI, AWS Hardware Engineering, Firmware Development
Amazon2 months ago
Base Salary
$168k - $262k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and implement custom UEFI/BIOS features for AWS server platforms.
- Debug firmware issues using ITP, ScanTool, and JTAG tools.
- Optimize boot-time performance and platform initialization sequences.
- Implement secure boot, firmware security, firmware update, and recovery mechanisms.
- Develop and maintain POST code, ACPI tables, power management features, and Platform Reference Code.
- Support board bring-up, platform integration, validation, and debugging with hardware, CPU/GPU, silicon vendor, and ODM teams.
- Review and validate ODM-provided BIOS code and coordinate BIOS development efforts.
- Provide technical leadership, mentor junior engineers, review technical specifications, lead architecture discussions, and establish coding standards.
- Coordinate international teams, project timelines, deliverables, and communication with product management and customer teams.
- Maintain relationships with silicon vendors and participate in industry forums and standards bodies.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- At least 5 years of programming experience with at least one software programming language.
- At least 5 years of experience leading the design or architecture of new and existing systems.
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or engineering team leader.
- At least 4 years of embedded firmware development experience.
- Preferred: at least 5 years of full software development lifecycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
- Preferred: bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, AD&D, EAP, mental health support, medical advice, and flexible spending accounts.
- 401(k) matching, paid time off, parental leave, and adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage.
- Sign-on payments and restricted stock units may be included in the Amazon compensation package.
- The position is available in Cupertino, California, or Seattle, Washington.
About Amazon
Amazon builds and operates a global e-commerce marketplace, logistics network, and consumer devices, and provides cloud computing via AWS for businesses and developers. The company earns revenue from online retail, third‑party seller services, subscriptions like Prime, advertising, and AWS usage. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Seattle, it is publicly traded on NASDAQ (AMZN) and serves customers in dozens of countries.