Technical Lead/Senior SDE, Kindle Content Management (Library)
DESCRIPTION
Amazon is looking for exceptional, motivated software engineers to work in the Kindle Reader organization. The Kindle Content Organization System Architecture (Library) team 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. You will work with world-class engineers, business leaders, and other talented engineering teams while you design, architect, and code for Kindle Reader iOS, Android app and E-Reader software. We build the next generation reading experience for Kindle customers. 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 seasoned Software Development Engineers who enjoy collaborating with diverse teammates and business experts to expand the capabilities of server and client software systems. Those who seek a challenge, are eager to learn, and want to make an impact on global customers should apply.
Key job responsibilities
- Work in an agile environment to design and deliver high quality software
- Responsible for the development and maintenance of key features
- Design scalable software systems that solve key business problems
- Manage medium to large sized technical projects
A day in the life
In the course of a typical day, a Snr SDE in the Kindle Content Organization System Architecture (Library) team can:
- Ship and review C++, ReactNative, Java, Swift or Objective C code for Library features on Kindle Ereader, Kindle for Android, Kindle iOS or Fire OS
- Collaborate with peers, product owners, UX designers and partner tech teams on architecture and design of Library features
- Adapt the Library 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 library software is constructed, how it operates, how secure it is, and how it fits into the bigger picture.
About the team
Kindle Content Organization System Architecture (Library) team's mission is to enable Kindle customers to manage their library with ease regardless of its size or contents, and to empower our partner teams to launch library features across different surfaces. We own one of the two most important customer-facing components of the Kindle ecosystem.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience in professional, non-internship software development
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
- Experience leading the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
- Development experience writing application for the iOS or Android mobile platform
- A strong track record of project delivery for large, cross-functional projects
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
- Knowledge of computer science fundamentals in object-oriented design
- Ability to execute on a feature in agile model and polish the feature iteratively
- Experienced driving ambiguous problem areas in existing or new software initiatives
- Proven experience solving complex architecture and business problems with solutions that are extensible, simple, or optimal
- Familiarity providing high-performing, developer-centric tools and frameworks
- Excellence in technical communication with peers and non-technical cohorts
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