Software Development Engineer

Amazon • Cambridge, MA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Software Development Engineer, it’s up to you to research, define, design and refine the tech that keeps us one step ahead of listeners. Anticipate. Innovate. Bring challenging ideas and we’ll support you with the latest tech, tools and systems that you need to succeed. You’ll be essential in ensuring the team can reach their potential; working closely with them, reviewing their work, mentoring, and supporting them to develop. Together, you’ll build and maintain our platform to bring thousands of stories to millions of listeners and unleash the power of the human voice.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• 3+ years of professional software development experience
• 2+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of software development and project management concepts
• Recent experience building enterprise-scale mobile applications
• Background in caching with support for offline transactions
• Competency in automation, enthusiasm for continuous integration/deployment or Chaos Engineering
• Solid Coding practices including good design, unit testing, peer code reviews
• Knowledge of professional software engineering best practices, including coding standards, source code management & build processes

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test software components and applications for one of the largest creator and provider of audiobooks in the world
• Collaborate with stakeholders to imagine, design, develop, test, and launch software that impacts our customers and inspires your peers
• Be proficient in a broad range of data structures and algorithms, knowing when it is (and isn’t) appropriate to use them
• Independently clarify technical requirements, assessing development estimates and apply a broad range of design approaches
• Review code of other team members and provide constructive direction
• Mentor and lead developers by cultivating curiosity and deep technical understanding

Benefits

• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)
• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level