Sr Software Development Engineer Smart TV Platform

Amazon Device and Service is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers highprofile consumer electronics. Amazon Device and Service began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Inc. originally creating the bestselling Kindle family of products. Since then we have produced devices like Fire tablets Fire TV Fire phone and Amazon Echo. What will you help us to create next

Key job responsibilities
As a Senior Software Development Engineer you will engage with an experienced crossdisciplinary staff to conceive design and bring to market innovative developer tools. You will work closely with an internal interdisciplinary team and outside partners to drive key aspects of product definition and test. You must be responsive flexible and able to succeed within an open collaborative peer environment.

The ideal candidate has current and extensive experience developing and building Android systems and applications. The candidate understands what the limitations of the platform are and can design and implement additional services or help optimize existing ones to meet the product requirements. The ideal candidate:


Has indepth expertise working with Android system

Indepth knowledge and experience with Linux kernel development

Experience on bootloader and device drivers development and enjoy working on hardware directly

Enjoys working side by side with partners colleagues and related teams

Is highly effective and thrives in a dynamic environment with multiple changing priorities

Knows what is important when releasing software to developers and has been through the process from start to finish

Is comfortable with proactive outward communication and technical leadership and never shies away from a challenge

A day in the life
In a typical day you will work closely with FireTV and FireOS developers SoC vendors ODMs Hardware team and technical program managers to create new platform features customize BSP based on hardware designs address issues in platform areas like HAL Linux Kernel drivers bootloader etc. improve system performance and stability and deliver customer loving high quality smart TV products on time.

About the team
Smart TV Platform team is responsible for the delivery and maintenance of highperformance and highly stable platform for Smart TV products.

5 years of noninternship professional software development experience
5 years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
5 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

5 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $151300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.