Software Development Engineer II, Appstore, Appstore Developer Experience Team

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Software Development Engineer II to join the Appstore Developer Experience team in London. The role involves driving architectural choices, developing SDKs and tools for third-party developers, and ensuring high-quality standards in software. Applicants should have substantial experience in software development and a strong understanding of coding practices. This position offers an exciting opportunity to influence developer tools for millions of users.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
• 2+ years design/architecture experience of new and existing systems.

Responsibilities

• Drive architecture and technology choices for a great developer experience.
• Design, develop, and deploy medium to large-sized projects.
• Raise the bar on quality, consistency, and security.

Skills

Software development

Architecture design

Problem solving

Coding standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Software Development Engineer II, Appstore, Appstore Developer Experience Team

Do you want to help fellow developers (App developers) to innovate and serve millions of customers ? Do you enjoy working on SDKs, tools, scalable services and learning systems ? We welcome you to come and innovate with Amazon Appstore Developer Experience and Selection team !

The DevExp and Selection team develops products, services, SDKs, tools for third party mobile app developers to manage their apps on Amazon Appstore as well as build systems to curate catalog of hundreds of thousands of mobile apps to enable them on FTV and Fire Tablet store.

Key job responsibilities
As a Developer, you will:

Help drive the architecture and technology choices that enable a world-class experience for our developers

Utilize various metrics sources to deliver rapid iterations of software features

Solve difficult problems with elegant and practical code

Raise the bar on quality, consistency, maintainability, efficiency, security and all the other things that make great software

Be responsible for designing, developing and deploying medium to large sized projects

Help define engineering best practices

Be a champion for the user: Insist on the highest standards, create functional and engaging features, and ensure their needs always come first.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

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