Software Development Engineer II, Device Software

The Amazon Devices team designs and engineers highprofile consumer electronics including the bestselling Kindle family of products. We have also produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets Fire TV Amazon Dash and Amazon Echo. What will you help us create

As a Software Development Engineer at Amazon you will own critical UI frameworks and apps that make it possible to develop UI applications for Amazon devices. You will create common software components to help Amazon build our smart home devices by working on projects that push the boundaries of customerdevice interaction including product lines such as Echo and Fire TV. You will be challenged to create rich customer applications while also optimizing for performance.

You will engage with an experienced crossdisciplinary 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.

As a Software Development Engineer you will:
Influence strategy and roadmap through your technical and nontechnical insights
Work with a team of worldclass engineers and product managers to understand and refine the scope of incoming projects and to ensure deliverables meet an unreasonably high quality bar
Build reliable highperformance SDKs for a variety of Amazon Devices such as Amazon Echo and FireTV
Actively experiment and prototype with novel technologies that improve the customer experience or solve business needs
Mentor junior team members in career growth and assist in task management and Agile planning
Work with multiple topnotch 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 knowhow with the rest of the team





3 years of noninternship professional software development experience
2 years of noninternship design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience programming with at least one software programming language

3 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 $129300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223600/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.