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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Embedded Senior Software Dev Engineer, Bespoke Solutions; ADC Hardware & Software Team - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** Arlington, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $168,100.0 - $227,400.0 - **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Business Logic, Unit Testing, C++ (Programming Language), Software Quality, Code Review, Computer Programming, Software Debugging, Software Design Patterns, Linux, Embedded Software, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Software Architecture, Reduced Instruction Set Computing, Software Engineering, Software Systems, System Programming, Computer Networking Systems, Information Technology, Build Process, Software Coding, Software Version Control, Programming Languages - **Published:** July 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/31F359A4EDDE4BEB97D4C7D273B9AC80/job/ ## About the Role * 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, * 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 ## Description 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., * 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 A day in the life 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. About the team Why AWS 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. ## Related Videos - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Are Code Reviews Worth It? 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