Amazon.com

Software Development Engineer - Prime Gaming, Developer Experience

Posted on: 14 Apr 2021

Seattle, WA

Job Description

DESCRIPTION

Amazon is all in on games, and Prime Gaming is one of many of disruptive initiatives that highlight our investment and dedication to the industry and its players. With Prime Gaming, Amazon Prime members enjoy tons of free, exclusive content for their favorite PC, console, and mobile games. Plus, they can claim a collection of PC games for free every month that are theirs to keep forever, and get a monthly Twitch channel subscription. Prime Gamings selection of in-game content and free PC games is always growing and rotating to stay fresh, with new items and free games added every week! To learn more, visit gaming.amazon.com.

Prime Gamings Developer Experience team is seeking a Software Development Engineer (SDE) to build our next generation systems and support its partnering Game Developer integrations. As an SDE on Developer Experience, you will work closely with the Products team and lead SDEs to build and launch products that simplify integrations, scale their operations, and improve their stability. Your systems will help make it easier for game developers to use Prime Gaming and will ultimately help deliver more content to Prime Gaming customers.

Our mission is to be world's best video game subscription program - are you up for it?

The right candidate will:
Design simple interface to solve complex enterprise facing problems
Build scalable, reliable, and maintainable b2b services
Seek out optimizations and automation opportunities
Execute projects from scoping requirements through launch
Support team members with mentorship and guidance

About Amazon Games
Amazon Games applies the principles of Amazonian culture to the world of game design. We have a diverse team of talented, creative people pairing their love of making games with the unique strengths that come with being part of Amazon. Across all of our teams and locations, we are united by a common purpose: to share great gaming experiences with customers around the world. We believe in a future where everyone is a gamer and everyone can create, compete, collaborate and connect through games, and we are looking for the right people to help us build that future. With the power of Twitch and AWS at your fingertips, you will have the chance to innovate in gameplay, creativity, marketing, and technology, while working alongside some of the smartest and most creative minds in the industry.

Inclusive Culture, Work/Life Balance, & Career Growth
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences and are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We offer ten employee-led affinity groups with 190 global chapters, innovative benefits, and annual and ongoing learning experiences (including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences). Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance and offers flexible working hours. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. Additionally, our team is dedicated to supporting you with mentorship and pathways for ongoing development. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and are building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and promotes career choice.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline.
3+ years of industry software development experience designing and developing software with least one object-oriented programming language such as Java, C or C++.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

3+ years of software development experience.
A proven track record in architecting and shipping innovative and highly-scalable cloud systems in an agile environment.
Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including system design, coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
Strong knowledge of Java and professional experience using it.
Exceptional communication skills.
A proven track record of making good technical judgement.
Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills, with an enthusiastic attitude to support and resolve customer problems.

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.

Amazon.com

Seattle, WA

Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products and subscriptions in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) segments. It sells merchandise and content purchased for resale from third-party sellers through physical stores and online stores.

The company also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, and Echo devices; provides Kindle Direct Publishing, an online service that allows independent authors and publishers to make their books available in the Kindle Store; and develops and produces media content.

In addition, it offers programs that enable sellers to sell their products on its Websites, as well as their own branded Websites; and programs that allow authors, musicians, filmmakers, skill and app developers, and others to publish and sell content. Further, the company provides compute, storage, database, and other AWS services, as well as compute, storage, database offerings, fulfillment, publishing, digital content subscriptions, advertising, and co-branded credit card agreement services.

Additionally, it offers Amazon Prime, a membership program, which provides free shipping of various items; access to streaming of movies and TV episodes; and other services. It serves consumers, sellers, developers, enterprises, and content creators. Amazon.com, Inc. has a strategic partnership with Volkswagen AG. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.