Senior Software Dev Engineer, Amazon Performance Tools
DESCRIPTION
As a Sr. Software Development Engineer in the Amazon Device OS organization, you will own the definition and implementation of components used to build applications on millions of devices. We are building a new development environment for our devices, and, as part of this effort, you will contribute to improve both performance and stability of our common software components for product lines such as Echo and Fire TV.
You will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff to conceive and design innovative customer experiences. You will create new solutions in a responsive, flexible and collaborative peer environment. You will participate in designing, prototyping, and building solutions to hard problems in the Amazon ecosystem for our exciting future in consumer devices.
Key job responsibilities
As a Software Development Engineer, you will:
Understand and refine the scope of incoming projects
Design and implement reliable, components and tools to improve the performance and stability for a variety of Amazon devices (e.g., Amazon Echo, FireTV) at a high-quality bar
Experiment and prototype with novel technologies that improve the customer experience and solve business needs
Work with internal and external engineering teams to understand and respond to their needs
Organize and participate in collaborative Q&A sessions, workshops, presentations to share your technical know-how
Mentor junior team members in career growth
A day in the life
Understand the partner teams' needs to improve the existing infrastructure to optimize OS performance
Design and implement tools to analyze performance and stability issues to enable teams to solve them systematically
About the team
The Amazon Performance Tools team is in charge of OS performance and stability, looking proactively for new ways of making best in class OS and devices.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 7+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 4+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 10+ years of programming using a modern programming language such as Java, C++, or C#, including object-oriented design experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- 4+ years of experience in Linux or Android platforms
- Good understanding of Hardware Abstraction Layers (HAL), Android or Linux frameworks
- Knowledge on any of the domains like Audio, Media, Graphics, Display, System, Connectivity, etc.
- Previous experience in automotive industry is a plus
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to drive innovation and passionate about new technologies
- Proven ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team