Sr. Software Development Engineer - Connectivity, Amazon Devices

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer for its Connectivity team, where you will develop high-quality software solutions for both smart homes and enterprises. With a focus on innovation, you will contribute to impactful projects that extend the capabilities of Amazon’s renowned devices, making significant decisions on product design and architecture while working in a collaborative Agile/Scrum team environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with networking or communications devices.
• Experience in leading design or architecture of systems.

Responsibilities

• Write high quality distributed and edge computing software.
• Work with product management to provide technical solutions.
• Drive best practices and engineering excellence.

Skills

Software Development

Distributed Computing

Networking

Prototyping

Agile/Scrum

Job description

Sr. Software Development Engineer - Connectivity, Amazon Devices

How often have you had an opportunity to be a founding member of a team solving connectivity problems for both smart homes and enterprises at global scale through innovative technologies? Our Device Connectivity team, within Amazon’s Device organization Lab126, is looking for a self-motivated and talented SDE to join our fast paced, start-up environment to help invent the future connectivity solution for homes and enterprises.
Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced popular devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo and Amazon Echo Show. The Amazon Devices group delivers delightfully unique Amazon experiences, giving customers instant access to everything, digital or physical.

Key job responsibilities
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer for Connectivity team who has experience building innovative, mission critical software features. We want to raise the bar with someone who can extend, enhance and challenge our current experience level. You will have an opportunity to make a large impact on the design, architecture, and development of both consumer and enterprise products.

- Write high quality distributed and edge computing software for large scale applications.
- Work with product management and cross functional teams to provide technical solutions for desired user experiences.
- Prototype new technology and evaluate technical feasibility.
- Drive best practices and engineering excellence.
- Work in an Agile/Scrum environment.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of non-internship 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
- Experience working with networking or communications devices in an embedded or cloud environment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 7+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Experience of dealing with ambiguous/undefined problems and building v1 products; Experience with Linux kernel and understanding of Linux networking and common wireless protocols such as Wi-Fi; Experience with Linux platforms and mobile devices (Android, iOS); Experience with AI or Machine Learning applications; Familiarity with AWS infrastructure

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