Job Description

DESCRIPTION

Our vision for Kindle is to make every book ever published, in any language, available for every customer in less than 60 seconds. The Kindle Store team plays a key role in making this vision happen by providing a shopping experience that help customers discover the next book to read. We are looking for a creative, deeply technical and customer-obsessed SDE to implement new technology solutions that defines the future of digital Shopping.
Customers shop for Kindle books from a variety of surfaces including desktops/laptops, Kindle eInk devices, Fire Tablets and phones, from mobile browser on their iOS phones and tablets and from Android devices. We provide shopping experience for customer no matter where they are and what device they have. Each of these devices have different capabilities and form factors. We build services that provide consistent information while providing custom experience for the device the customer is using.

We are looking for a passionate, talented, and innovative SDE who enjoys solving difficult problems and delivering high-performance, highly-available, and extremely scalable systems. The SDE has an opportunity to implement projects related to new caching mechanisms, latency goals, scaling for high transactions, and optimization of shopping experience for various form factors.

If you are a sharp software engineer with a creative flare, with a solid software engineering and computer science foundation, and desire to be a leader in delivering the next generation technology, we want to talk with you. Joining our team provides the unique challenge and opportunity to develop cutting edge software that shapes the industry. The ideal candidate will draw upon exemplary analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, and an entrepreneurial spirit with a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
This role will have a profound impact on millions of readers. Come help us reinvent shopping for books to read!
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

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.
2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent.
4+ years of industry experience.
Proven experience in OOP, Java or C++, Perl, and Web development (AJAX, JavaScript, HTML, CSS), highly scalable systems, device development and performance testing.
2+ years of industry experience in object-oriented design and software construction in Java or C++

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

You are extremely technical and have significant experience developing scalable web applications, with a penchant for building elegant and maintainable systems that get the job done with minimal complexity.
You have excellent interpersonal skills and enjoy working in a highly iterative, agile, and open team environment.
You build the right product for your customers and pride yourself on delivering products on-time against deadlines.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Deep hands-on technical expertise.
Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
A deep understanding of cross-functional multiple-team based software development.
A strong business and technical vision and the ability to translate these in business and technical approaches, and lead engineering efforts to meet timelines with optimal solutions
Strong desire to build, sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
Ability of cross team collaboration

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.