Job Description

DESCRIPTION

Do you want to work in a start-up environment with the resources of Amazon behind you? Were building a new team the Boulder area, a rapidly emerging tech hot spot. Not only will you work with other smart, driven, innovative engineers, youll live in the beautiful foothills of the Rocky Mountains where theres approximately 300 days of sunshine and a huge variety of activities to keep both your mind and body in great shape.

Amazon is building a world class advertising business and we are responsible for defining and delivering a collection of self-service performance advertising products that drive discovery and sales. Our products are strategically important to our Retail and Marketplace businesses driving long term growth. We deliver billions of ad impressions and millions of clicks daily and are breaking fresh ground to create world-class products. We are highly motivated, collaborative and fun-loving with an entrepreneurial spirit and bias for action. With a broad mandate to experiment and innovate, we are growing at an unprecedented rate with a seemingly endless range of new opportunities.

The ideal candidate will be innovative, have great problem solving, analytical and technical skills. You have a deep understanding of software development in an agile team environment. You demonstrate exceptional customer relationships skills and love to discover the true requirements underlying feature requests. You enjoy simplifying complex problems and tackling tough challenges.
If this sounds like a good fit and a good lifestyle, then come help build this new team.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C including object-oriented design
1+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems.
Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design
Computer Science fundamentals in data structures
Computer Science fundamentals in algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
Experience with at least one modern programming language such as Java, C, C++, C, Java, or Python

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

3+ years professional experience in software development
Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
Ability to take a project from scoping requirements through actual launch of the project
Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe software product features, and technical designs.
Experience improving web latency in complex large scale deployments.
Experience in databases, analytics, big data systems or business intelligence products
Experience mentoring and training other engineers