We are hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer working primarily on the Device Components and Tier-1 cloud services for platform solutions used in all Amazon Devices like Over-the-Air updates and bidirectional Device - Cloud communication.

Our engineers are top-notch software developers who love listening to the customers, working as a team, and proactively taking the lead on complex software problems. A Senior SDE is responsible for leading the definition, creation and delivery of software solutions that have the potential to impact hundreds of millions customers around the world. In this role, you will own design and development of key portions of these solutions, while leading other engineers. You will have influence on system design and help build a team culture around practices that are critical to a quality product.

If you feel strongly about building world class software, running a high volume, large scale fleet, have experience in developing device software, and/or C/C++/Rust software with strict performance requirements, we would like to talk to you.

Key job responsibilities
Work on the architecture definition for solutions used in all Amazon Devices.
Take a long-term view of architecture, proactively fixing deficiencies and/or proposing larger projects.
Drive engineering best practices (e.g., Operational Excellence, Security, Quality, etc.) and set standards for your team and related teams.
Responsible for the development and maintenance of key Device Component features.
Will work with other team members to investigate design approaches, prototype new technology and evaluate technical feasibility.
Will work in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver high quality software.
Development experience defining, developing and maintaining REST based interfaces is a plus.

A day in the life
Communicate with other business teams in E-Reader/Tablet/Fire-TV/Alexa to name a few.
Collect the business requirements,
Help describe software product features,
Build technical designs and architecture.
Write code with at most care for customer data security and customer's privacy.

About the team
The Cloud Connectivity and Management Services Team (C2MS) owns the Cloud Services and Device components used to support critical use cases like Persistent connectivity to all Amazon Devices, Over-the-Air software updates, bidirectional communication between Amazon Devices and the Amazon Cloud.