Amazon Kindle is a revolutionary reading device and one of the most innovative and fastest growing businesses at Amazon. We are seeking a passionate software engineer who wants to build high quality to help shape the future of Kindle devices.
Key job responsibilities
The Software Engineer will contribute to the definition development integration test documentation and support of C TypeScript and React code across multiple digital surfaces for Kindle Readers and Applications.
Key job responsibilities
As part of this role you will be:
Responsible for the architecture of software solutions working with and improving on current limitations and compatibilities between subsystems and the development of major routines and utilities.
Designing and Building new features that are highly performant.
Preparing technical requirements and software design specifications.
Insisting on best practices for software development and documentation making sure designs meet requirements and delivering high quality software on tight schedules.
A day in the life
This hands-on coding position will actively involve you in utilizing your engineering capabilities and technical expertise in software development. Youll gain valuable experience in effectively planning organizing and executing software development projects within a dynamic environment.
About the team
We are a team focused on the development maintenance and optimization of customer-facing features in Kindle. Our mission is pivotal in enriching user experiences and ensuring seamless operations within the Kindle ecosystem. Our commitment lies in delivering top-notch user-centric functionalities. Through collaborative efforts ongoing enhancements and a commitment to industry best practices we continuously strive to elevate our customers experience to exceed their expectations.
Join us in shaping the future of Kindle devices where innovation and user satisfaction are our driving forces.
- 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2 years of non-internship 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
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