Embedded and Firmware Engineering Team Lead

Lead a new India-based embedded and firmware engineering team for Just Walk Out's edge devices, including cameras, sensors, RFID, gates, and networking hardware in stores, and the device-side software that connects them to the cloud.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you will manage 8-12 engineers, set technical direction across firmware, embedded Linux, and embedded Android, and partner closely with the US engineering team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Hire, coach, and develop a high-performing team of embedded, firmware, and edge software engineers, and build an inclusive culture as the team grows in India.
• Own the technical roadmap, delivery, and operational excellence for firmware and embedded software, from requirements and architecture through release and field support.
• Set engineering standards across the embedded stack, including firmware, RTOS/bare-metal code, embedded Linux and Android, drivers, and board bring-up.
• Own the device-to-cloud boundary with cloud teams, including provisioning, identity, connectivity, telemetry, and remote management.
• Build the test infrastructure, staged rollouts, and telemetry needed to ship firmware safely across a large fleet of deployed devices.
• Lead the response to field issues, diagnose problems, and drive root cause and lasting fixes.
• Collaborate with the US engineering team, product and program management, hardware/ODM partners, and cloud, data, and UI/UX teams across time zones.

A Day in the Life: You might start with 1:1s and a design review, helping an engineer reason through an OTA rollback path or a latency budget on a constrained target. Later, you agree scope for the next release with product and the US partner team, and re-plan the sprint because a hardware revision changed what's possible. In the afternoon, you join your engineers on a field issue affecting a few devices at one store, get them the telemetry and a plan, and keep the fix moving.

About the Team: Just Walk Out builds the technology behind checkout-free shopping, including devices, networking, and cloud software that let shoppers walk out without stopping to pay. This India team will take direct ownership of part of that charter, working closely with the US engineering team, hardware partners, and operations teams.

Benefits:

• Diverse Experiences: AWS values diverse experiences and encourages candidates to apply even if they don't meet all qualifications.
• Inclusive Team Culture: Employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empowers employees to be proud of their differences.
• Mentorship & Career Growth: Endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and career-advancing resources help develop professionals.
• Work/Life Balance: AWS strives for flexibility as part of its working culture, supporting employees in achieving success at work and home.