Software Development Engineer, Key for Business
DESCRIPTION
How often have you had the opportunity to be a member of a team that is tasked with solving a huge everyday problem through innovative technology? Would you like to know more about how we are using the internet of things (IoT) to transform and disrupt an entire industry? If this sounds intriguing, then we’d like to talk to you about a role on the Key for Business team tackling a set of problems requiring significant innovation. Key for Business, our patented building access technology, supports Amazon Last Mile in the US.
Key job responsibilities
You will be:
- Responsible for the design, development and maintenance of systems that enable innovative package delivery experience
- Working with other team members to investigate design approaches, prototype new technology and evaluate technical feasibility
- Working in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver high quality software
A day in the life
Duties include research, design, implementation, documentation, and maintenance of new and existing backend systems and the creation of software services and tools to drive the software development process towards higher quality. You will be working on cutting edge technologies in the market today. The development will be from the concept stage to the launch stage and ensuring the highest level of quality for your deliverables.
About the team
Our team is actively seeking a motivated and multi-talented engineer who is passionate about technological and business innovation. You will be part of an inter-disciplinary team of hardware, firmware, software, and system engineers to develop and integrate cutting-edge technologies from IoT, wireless, and cloud computing into pragmatic solutions for package transportation, logistics, and delivery. Your software will guide drivers to deliver packages at the right place, right time, to the right person. Above all, your software will be deployed in scale to help Amazon delivery exceed customer expectation.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, Python, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
- 2+ years of experience building distributed applications in micro service architecture
- 2+ years of experience experience building Cloud applications with strong focus on cloud native solutions
- 2+ years of professional software development experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field
- 5+ year’s professional experience in software development building production software systems
- 2+ years of experience applying computer science fundamentals in object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field
- Knowledge of Amazon Web Services
- Front-end development
- Native mobile application development (iOS/Android) and exposing APIs for mobile clients
- Excellence in technical communication with peers and non-technical cohorts
- Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
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