Amazon

Software Development Engineer

Job Description

Amazon Kindle is a revolutionary reading device and one of the most innovative devices at Amazon.
Our Organization is looking for an inventive and technically skilled Software Development Engineer to join our diverse team at the forefront of delighting millions of readers around the world. We build the next generation reading experience. Our team works backwards from customers by understanding their needs to design and implement solutions that deliver an immersive reading experience across a wide variety of devices, genres, and formats.

We are looking for full-stack Software Development Engineers who enjoys building high quality software that touches millions of customers. Those who seek a challenge, are eager to learn, and want to make a impact on global customers should apply.

Key job responsibilities
The Software Engineer will contribute to the definition, development, integration, test, documentation, and support of Java, C++ and ReactNative software across multiple digital surfaces for Kindle Readers and Applications.​ This hands-on position will engage your engineering capabilities and technical knowledge of software development while developing experience successfully planning, organizing, and conducting software development projects in a dynamic environment.

- Responsible for the architecture of software solutions, working with and improving on current limitations and compatibilities between subsystems, building new concepts and methodology, and the development of major routines and utilities.
- Designing and Building new features that are highly performant
- Preparation of technical requirements and software design specifications.
- Understanding the internals of graphics subsystems.
- Instilling best practices for software development and documentation, making sure designs meet requirements, and delivering high quality software on tight schedules.


A day in the life
In the course of a typical day, an SDE in Amazon team can:
- ship and review C++, ReactNative or Java for reading features on Kindle E-Reader
- collaborate with peers, product owners, UX designers and partner tech teams on architecture and design of reading features.
- adapt the customer experience for the next generation of Kindle E-Reader devices focusing on operational excellence, monitoring the team's code deployment pipelines and dashboards
- root cause issues and propose solutions
- train new team-mates on how E-Reader and Kindle Application software is constructed, how it operates, how secure it is, and how it fits into the bigger picture.

About the team
We own the design, architecture, and implementation of a surface to enable reading innovation across file formats and operating systems. Our software supports Kindle customers on all major mobile surfaces and Kindle devices. Our engineers enjoy working as a team and welcome the opportunity to lead whenever possible.- 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 modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design


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