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Embedded Software Engineer II , Connectivity Systems at eero

Amazon • $165K — $223K *
Los Gatos, CA 95032In-Person
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
2 weeks ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of software development experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
  • 2+ years of embedded Linux or platform development experience
  • Proficiency in C/C++ and a scripting language (Python or Golang)
  • Preferred experience in Golang for service development

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with hardware engineering for board bring-up and debugging
  • Support operations teams to ensure firmware quality and provisioning
  • Create and maintain low-level drivers for stable device deployments
  • Design and enhance system-level services on eeroOS using Golang and Python
  • Implement networking features within the platform layer
  • Improve CI/CD pipelines and build systems for better team performance
  • Analyze telemetry data to identify performance issues and regressions

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Mental health support and employee assistance programs
  • Flexible spending accounts and adoption reimbursement coverage
Full Job Description
Key job responsibilities

Hardware Bring-Up & Production Support

- Partner with hardware engineering during board bring-up to debug boot sequences, peripheral initialization, and device configurations

- Support manufacturing and operations teams to ensure production firmware quality and flash/provisioning reliability

- Develop and maintain low level driver ensuring secure, reliable, and stable fleet-wide deployments

Embedded Linux Platform Development

- Design, develop, and maintain system-level services and daemons on eeroOS (embedded Linux) using Golang, Python, and C/C++

- Develop and optimize low-level platform components in C/C++ for eero devices, including system initialization, process management, and hardware abstraction layers

- Maintain and evolve the eeroOS distribution, including kernel configuration, package management, and system image builds

Networking & Connectivity

- Implement and debug networking features spanning L2-L4 (Ethernet, Wi-Fi/802.11, TCP/IP, mDNS, DHCP) within the platform layer

- Collaborate with firmware and radio teams on wireless subsystem integration and performance tuning

Build Infrastructure & Tooling

- Maintain and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines, build systems (Yocto/ BitBake or equivalent), and developer tooling to accelerate team velocity and code quality

- Develop automated testing frameworks for device software validation

Data-Driven Quality

- Analyze telemetry and diagnostics data from beta, dogfood, and production fleets to identify regressions, performance issues, and improvement opportunities

- Drive root-cause analysis for field issues using remote debugging, log analysis, and device-level diagnostics

Mentorship & Leadership

- Lead technical design reviews and mentor junior engineers on embedded platform best practices

- Contribute to architectural decisions that impact the full eero device portfolio

A day in the life

- The Connectivity team at eero is looking for an experienced engineer to join the Platform Software Development team. The Platform team is responsible for the operating system which powers all eero devices, software build infrastructure which is used by teams developing features on the eero devices, Smart Home Hub, Automation and Tooling.

- A SDE on the platform team develops applications and features in Golang and Python on eero's operating system which spans across all eero hardware and is also responsible for maintaining and continuously improving the eeroOS operating system and build infrastructure.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of professional software development experience

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent work experience

- 2+ years of experience with embedded Linux or Linux-based platform development

- Proficiency in C/C++ and one scripting/systems language (Python or Golang)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience with Golang for platform/systems service development

- Experience with Linux internals: systemd, networking stack (netlink, iptables/nftables), filesystems, process management

- Experience with building systems for embedded targets (Yocto, OpenWrt, Buildroot, or equivalent)

- Experience with networking protocols (802.11, Ethernet switching, TCP/IP, mesh networking)

- Experience with Rust in systems programming contexts

- Familiarity with hardware debugging tools (serial consoles, JTAG) and reading device trees

- Experience with secure boot, firmware signing, or OTA update security

- Experience with fleet-scale device management and telemetry systems

- Familiarity with CI/CD for embedded targets (cross-compilation, hardware-in-the-loop testing)

- Experience working in resource-constrained environments (memory optimization, startup time reduction)

- Track record of debugging complex cross-layer issues (application ↔ kernel ↔ hardware)

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Los Gatos - 165,200.00 - 223,600.00 USD annually

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Amazon Careers

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Size
1,608 employees
Market Cap
$832.6 billion
Industry
Retail & Consumer Goods
Net Income
$21.3 billion
Founded
1994
5 Year Trend
+28.1%
Revenue
$386 billion
NASDAQ
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