Software Developer Engineer, Device Software Services

DESCRIPTION The Amazon Devices team designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics including the best-selling Kindle family of products We have also produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets Fire TV Amazon Dash and Amazon Echo What will you help us create A Software Developer Engineer SDE at Amazon work on real world problems on a global scale own their systems end to end and influence the direction of our technology that impacts hundreds of millions customers around the world At Amazon an SDE can expect to lead team s of highly performing individuals in the design of flexible and scalable solutions and day-to-day operations They will work on some of the most complex challenges in large-scale computing by utilizing your skills in data structures algorithms and object oriented programming We will be working on building and operating new services that will help improve the experience of our customers when doing over-the-air updates telemetry and troubleshooting their devices If you feel strongly about being part of a team which is responsible for world class software running a high volume large scale fleet has experience in building distributed systems device software and or wireless platform services with strict performance requirements we d like to talk to you Key job responsibilities Think big bringing fresh ideas and interactions that make device services development easy and intuitive You take a long-term view of architecture proactively fixing deficiencies and or proposing larger projects You understand the business impact of your systems and show good judgment when making technical trade-offs You are a key influencer in team strategy You bring perspective and provide context to guide future technology choices Your code submissions and approach to work are exemplary You write software that is easy for others to contribute to You drive engineering best practices e g Operational Excellence Security Quality etc and set standards When confronted with discordant views you are able to find the best way forward and influence others to follow that path build consensus You contribute to the professional development of colleagues improving their technical knowledge and engineering practices You ensure your team is stronger because of your presence but does not require your presence to be successful 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 programming with at least one software programming language PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor s degree in computer science or equivalent - Experience developing cloud software services and an understanding of design for scalability performance and reliability - Development experience defining developing and maintaining web service API s - Development experience with Linux and embedded operating systems - Development experience with communications products e g IP messaging voice and video - Demonstrated ability to mentor other software developers to maintain architectural vision and software quality 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 for more information If the country region you re applying in isn t listed please contact your Recruiting Partner