Job Description

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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.

At Amazon, were working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. We love to drive results with data. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people.

Amazon.com is one of the worlds most highly trafficked sites and the delivery of relevant advertising to shopping customers is a key company strategy, a rapidly growing source of revenue and a key platform for our industry partners.

We work in some of the most exciting computer science domains. We are managing massive scale streaming systems, applying machine learning and data science expertise using Hadoop, Elastic MapReduce, and Spark to drive optimizations and insights while building front-ends in ReactJS to help internal and external advertisers to deeply understand their customers and markets.

Were looking for experienced, motivated software engineers with a proven track record of building web applications and services. If you are passionate about developing analytical solutions to solve business problems, and you are looking for a team that drives results that influence Amazons business, this is the right place for you.

The ideal candidate will be innovative, have great problem solving, analytical and technical skills. You must be comfortable and confident working on Linux systems. 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.
Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field
Equivalent experience to a Bachelor's degree based on 3 years of work experience for every 1 year of education
3+ years professional experience in software development
Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design
Computer Science fundamentals in data structures
Computer Science fundamentals in algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
Proficiency in, at least, one modern programming language such as C, C++, Java, or Perl

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

5+ years of industry experience in software development
Masters degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or a quantitative field.
A willingness to dive deep, experiment rapidly and get things done.
Experience in advertising, ad targeting, ad serving, algorithmic search, or bioinformatics industries.
Experience with building high-performance, highly-available and scalable distributed systems.
Delivered a low-latency, consumer-internet-scale web services operating in a 24x7 environment.
Experience with Spark and Map / Reduce frameworks such as Hadoop.
Delivered a low-latency, consumer-internet-scale web services operating in a 24x7 environment.
Delivered ad targeting, serving infrastructure or metrics and measurements.
Deep hands-on technical expertise, excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Exceptional customer relationship skills including the ability to discover the true requirements underlying feature requests, recommend alternative technical and business approaches, and lead engineering efforts to meet aggressive timelines with optimal solutions.
Deep hands-on technical expertise, excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Track record of shipping software efficiently.
You recognize the difference between building software and shipping software.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

This position starts at $120,700/yr. A sign-on bonus and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. For more information regarding Amazon benefits, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/benefits. Applicants should apply via Amazons internal or external careers site.

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