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Embedded Software Engineer roles qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring a relevant bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field. The E-3 has no lottery and no annual cap, making it a reliable path for Australian engineers targeting firmware, RTOS, or systems-level roles at U.S. employers.
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We’re at an exciting juncture to redefine the future of EC2 networking for Cloud Computing in 2025. To achieve these ambitious goals, we’re expanding our team and looking for talented engineers like you to be part of this journey.
You will be part of a team that owns the software-defined networking (SDN) dataplane stack that powers EC2 networking across diverse industries like Machine Learning, Cloud Gaming, Health, Fintech, and Video Streaming. Our work impacts millions of customers globally, delivering secure, scalable, and high-performance networking solutions at incredible scale.
Our networking stack implements features such as elastic network interfaces, firewalls (security groups), routing, monitoring, and HW acceleration where we continuously push the bounds on performance.
We are seeking a Software Engineer with experience in System Software / Embedded software, Cloud Computing, and Networking to join our VPC Dataplane team. This role will span multiple technology areas, providing an opportunity to innovate across a variety of platforms and systems.
With the extensive network and access to Principal, Sr. Principal and Distinguished Engineers across EC2, AWS and Amazon, you are surrounded by talent that will provide you opportunities to grow your skills and knowledge.
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help. You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
Key job responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end design, scoping, implementation, and integration testing of new features that run on the EC2 Nitro System.
- Design and build secure and scalable services to enable monitoring, diagnostics, and automated recovery.
- Design and build next generation hardware/software validation platforms that enables efficient CI/CD.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand and define requirements, design system architectures, and implement robust and scalable solutions.
- Continuously improve development processes, tools, and automation to enhance productivity and quality.
- Mentor junior engineers with scoping, design, and developing scalable and maintainable code.
About the team
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience in embedded development in C/C++
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Knowledge of system performance, memory management, and parallel computing principles
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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.
LOCATION
USA, CA, San Diego - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
DESCRIPTION
We’re at an exciting juncture to redefine the future of EC2 networking for Cloud Computing in 2025. To achieve these ambitious goals, we’re expanding our team and looking for talented engineers like you to be part of this journey.
You will be part of a team that owns the software-defined networking (SDN) dataplane stack that powers EC2 networking across diverse industries like Machine Learning, Cloud Gaming, Health, Fintech, and Video Streaming. Our work impacts millions of customers globally, delivering secure, scalable, and high-performance networking solutions at incredible scale.
Our networking stack implements features such as elastic network interfaces, firewalls (security groups), routing, monitoring, and HW acceleration where we continuously push the bounds on performance.
We are seeking a Software Engineer with experience in System Software / Embedded software, Cloud Computing, and Networking to join our VPC Dataplane team. This role will span multiple technology areas, providing an opportunity to innovate across a variety of platforms and systems.
With the extensive network and access to Principal, Sr. Principal and Distinguished Engineers across EC2, AWS and Amazon, you are surrounded by talent that will provide you opportunities to grow your skills and knowledge.
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help. You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
Key job responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end design, scoping, implementation, and integration testing of new features that run on the EC2 Nitro System.
- Design and build secure and scalable services to enable monitoring, diagnostics, and automated recovery.
- Design and build next generation hardware/software validation platforms that enables efficient CI/CD.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand and define requirements, design system architectures, and implement robust and scalable solutions.
- Continuously improve development processes, tools, and automation to enhance productivity and quality.
- Mentor junior engineers with scoping, design, and developing scalable and maintainable code.
About the team
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience in embedded development in C/C++
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Knowledge of system performance, memory management, and parallel computing principles
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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.
LOCATION
USA, CA, San Diego - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as an Embedded Software Engineer
Translate your Australian credentials before applying
U.S. employers may not recognize a three-year Australian bachelor's degree as equivalent to a four-year U.S. degree. Get a credential evaluation from a NACES-recognized evaluator before you start outreach so your qualifications aren't questioned at the offer stage.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Search the DOL's Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data for companies that have filed LCAs for embedded or firmware engineering roles. Prior filings signal an employer already understands the E-3 process and won't stall at sponsorship.
Frame your role as a specialty occupation upfront
Your offer letter and job description must establish that the role requires a specific degree, not just any bachelor's. Firmware, RTOS, or hardware-abstraction-layer work maps cleanly to this standard. Generalist job titles like 'software engineer' can create ambiguity, so push your employer to use precise language.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for LCA and paperwork
The LCA must be certified by the DOL before your consulate appointment can proceed. Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork so the sequence is managed correctly and nothing delays your start date.
Prepare your technical documentation for the consulate interview
Consular officers at Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth will verify that your role qualifies as a specialty occupation. Bring your offer letter, a role description referencing specific technical domains like embedded C, microcontroller architecture, or real-time systems, and your degree transcripts.
Negotiate a start date that accounts for E-3 processing time
E-3 consulate appointments in Australia currently book out several weeks. Build at least six to eight weeks between your accepted offer and your proposed start date so your employer isn't waiting on a visa delay before onboarding.
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How do I find Embedded Software Engineer jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search. It surfaces U.S. Embedded Software Engineer roles at employers with E-3 sponsorship history, so you're not cold-applying to companies that will stall when the visa conversation starts. Filter by role type and location to find openings matched to your engineering specialization and visa status.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does an Embedded Software Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, provided the role requires a specific bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field such as computer engineering, electrical engineering, or computer science. Roles involving firmware development, RTOS implementation, or hardware-software integration consistently meet the specialty occupation standard. Generic software roles with no degree field requirement can create problems, so the job description wording matters.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Embedded Software Engineers?
The E-3 is available only to Australian nationals and has no lottery, no annual cap, and no random selection process. H-1B applicants enter a lottery with roughly a one-in-three selection rate. For an Australian embedded engineer, the E-3 is a direct path to a U.S. role without the uncertainty of waiting on lottery results or reapplying multiple years in a row.
What happens to my E-3 status if my embedded engineering role changes significantly after I arrive?
A material change in job duties, employer, or work location may require filing a new LCA and, in some cases, a new visa application. If your role shifts from firmware development to a different engineering domain or your employer restructures your team substantially, the original E-3 may no longer cover your actual work. Consult your employer's immigration process before accepting a reassignment.
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