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?
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Key job responsibilities
We are looking for a talented, detail-oriented and enthusiastic Software Development Engineer who is passionate about innovation and is enthusiastic about new products and new technology.
As a 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 customers, 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 camera, video for consumer devices. In this role, you will:

• Analyze technical requirements, investigate feasible technical solutions, and complete technical design.
• Participate or initiate design and code reviews, technical discussion, software development and documentation.
• Take camera driver, HAL software development and deliver high quality code timely, maintain SW stability and performance.
• Take BSP, Linux kernel, power/thermal, uboot, stability and deliver high quality code timely, maintain SW stability and performance.
• Deep dive and solve difficult issues.
• Collaborate with customers, partners, colleagues, and QA teams to meet project delivery schedule.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• 5+ years of embedded software development experience
• Proficiency in Linux Kernel, boot, stability, power, performance and multiple SOC platforms, including 3+ years working experience in Linux BSP development.
• Knowledge of video processing, Experience with any Camera HAL, kernel drivers, V4L2, Gstreamer.
• Strong technical communication skills with peers and partners.
• Solid hardware knowledge, able to understand hardware design and collaborate with hardware engineers to debug issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional experience in Linux kernel, driver, uboot, stability, system performance, etc.
• Solid experience in power management, battery, thermal, etc
• Experience in Linux Yocto will be a plus.

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