Job Description

DESCRIPTION

We spend 70 billion hours in cars each year. With autonomous vehicles well have a lot more freedom to decide how we spend those hours. We all want personalized, frictionless, and always connected experiences which is changing cars as we know them. Its driving automotive companies to use IoT, machine learning, personal assistants, and even augmented reality to innovate and create entirely new capabilities that blur the lines between vehicles and passengers. It is our mission to help turn this changing automotive and technology landscape into a new interactive and proactive experience for people.. If you are interested in the possibilities unlocked when vehicles move from simply reacting to actually anticipating and responding to our needs, we have the right job for you!

AWS is looking for an experienced Software Development Engineer obsessed with customer success, passionate about simplification and design-thinking, and excited to dive deep into an opportunity to change the way the world moves with new products for automotive companies and riders. Our technical challenges involve low latency back-end software architecture, edge computing, applied science, and human factor engineering. We develop and apply quantitative algorithms to make vehicle and passenger process analysis relevant and actionable for vehicle operations and applications. We build software and information systems to manage vehicle data, train models and apply them to broad automotive use cases at global scale.

Our team is intentional about attracting, developing, and retaining amazing talent from diverse backgrounds. We cultivate a welcoming and inclusive culture, and recognize the importance of a good work/life balance, with flexible schedules and work-at-home options depending upon the role. The team members comprise a wide range of skill sets and experience levels, providing opportunities for new members both to be mentored and for mentorship.

If you are interested in being part of the future of in car experience and relate to Amazon's Leadership Principles (https://www.amazon.jobs/principles), please apply: we would love to explore opportunities for you on our team.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
1+ years programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C including object-oriented design

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience with Embedded Software concepts and development.
Strong knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
Knowledge of, at least, one modern programming language such as C, C++, Java, or Perl
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
Meets/exceeds Amazons leadership principles requirements for this role
Meets/exceeds Amazons functional/technical depth and complexity for this role

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.