Audio Software Development Engineer
Content + Source + Freshness • 14 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
High score due to significant employer reputation, competitive compensation potential, and innovative project involvement.
- Salary offers competitive compensation.
- Direct involvement in innovation with Amazon.
- Requires solid technical background in audio software.
Pros
- Work with an innovative leader in consumer electronics.
- Engagement in advanced audio software development.
- Competitive compensation package expected.
Cons
- High expectations for technical proficiency.
- May require long hours to meet project deadlines.
- Experience working with complex systems is necessary.
Who it's for
Mid to Senior • On-site or Remote
Good fit
- Software engineers with audio development expertise
- Tech enthusiasts interested in consumer electronics
- Individuals seeking challenging projects with reputable brands
Not recommended for
- Beginners lacking relevant experience
- Individuals uninterested in specialized technical work
- Professionals averse to fast-paced work environments
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
DESCRIPTION
External job description
Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineer’s high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced ground-breaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV and Amazon Echo.
Work hard. Have fun. Make history.
We are looking for an Embedded Software Development Engineer- to help design, develop, integrate our next generation devices.
In this role you will work with customers, system architects, program managers and hardware engineers to design, implement, troubleshoot, fix kernel drivers, Audio SW, BSP for our next generation devices.
You will be responsible for the development of DSP firmware and embedded Linux software that implements audio features.
Key job responsibilities
If you have one or more of the below skills, then this job is for you:
- Exposure to Audio software stack on Android/QNX/proprietary OS including Audio Flinger, Audio HAL
- Exposure to ARM, DSP architectures
- Expertise in ALSA / Pulse Audio
- Exposure to Dolby MS12 / DTS/ MPEG-TS
- Exposure to Audio/Video Sync
- Exposure to STB / DTV audio systems
- Working knowledge of Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer, and Audio Tools including Audio Precision
Key job responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Design audio features that work across various embedded products
- Develop audio software that runs on ARM/DSP using Bare metal, Linux and other high level OSes
- Optimization and porting audio and speech processing algorithms
- Integration of vendor hardware and software stacks
- Tune hardware for highest audio performance and lowest noise
- Be passionate, responsive, flexible and able to succeed within an open collaborative peer environment
- Be able and willing to multi-task and learn new technologies quickly
About the team
Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineer’s high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced ground-breaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV and Amazon Echo.
