Overview
Software Development Engineer
Amazon Key allows us to securely deliver packages directly into customers garages. Customers have embraced Amazon Key to protect their deliveries. We are continuously improving and delighting our rapidly growing customer base.
We are seeking motivated, talented individuals who want to make an impact on the Amazon Key delivery experience. You will work on challenging technical problems and learn along the way. Specifically, we are looking for passionate, entrepreneurial, hardworking Software Development Engineers with experience building high-performance, highly-available, and scalable distributed systems to help drive this mission.
Key job responsibilities
- You work on project ideas with customers, stakeholders, and peers.
- You are responsible for managing the complete software development lifecycle, including system design, project planning, code implementation, production deployment, technical documentation, and ongoing support.
- You are proficient in a broad range of design approaches and know when it is appropriate to use them (and when it is not). You make appropriate trade-offs, re-use where possible, and are judicious about introducing dependencies.
- Optimize software for low latency, CPU and memory footprint.
- You help your team evolve by actively participating in the code review process, design discussions, team planning, and ticket / metric reviews.
- You focus on operational excellence, constructively identifying problems and proposing solutions.
- You help recruit and interview for your team. You mentor and help to develop others.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Non-internship professional software development experienceNon-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experienceExperience programming with at least one software programming languageExperience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systemsBachelors degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related technical disciplineComputer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysisA strong track record of project delivery for large, cross-functional projectsExperience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customersExperience with building high-performance, highly-available and scalable distributed systemsA willingness to dive deep, experiment rapidly and get things donePREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experienceBachelors degree in computer science or equivalentDeep knowledge of Distributed SOA Architecture, DynamoDB, S3, Kinesis, Open Search Lambda, Step Functions and various AWS technologiesExposure to Machine Learning / deep learning projectsExperience of successfully mentoring junior SDEsHigh attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneouslyAbility to work in a fast-paced environment where continuous innovation is desiredHistory of teamwork and willingness to roll up ones sleeves to get the job doneAmazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
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