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Senior Software Dev Engineer
Amazon.comUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 16 Jul 2024
💰 $261,500/yr($151,300/yr – $261,500/yr)
About the role
Join us as a Senior Software Development Engineer and help drive the technical vision for our cutting-edge products and services.
In this role, you'll:
- Design, develop, and maintain core functionality across a full suite of products and services.
- Drive the technical direction and architecture of large, complex software systems, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.
- Identify opportunities to improve system stability, performance, and security, and implement innovative solutions.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Product Managers, Data Engineers, Operations, internal technical teams, and leadership, to define business opportunities and drive end-to-end solutions.
- Influence the product roadmap and shape the technical vision for products and services.
- Coach, mentor, and develop a strong, diverse team of software engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth.
- Provide technical expertise and leadership throughout product lifecycles, promoting best practices and operational excellence for large-scale production services.
We're looking for someone with:
- Proven experience in designing, developing, and maintaining large-scale, distributed systems and cloud-based applications.
- Expertise in software engineering best practices, including Agile methodologies, continuous integration/deployment, and test-driven development.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to break down complex problems into manageable tasks.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- A passion for mentoring and developing others, and a commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse team culture.
Key job responsibilities
- Design, create, and update core functionality of projects and services
- Drive the technical direction and architecture of large, complex software system
- Identify opportunities to improve the stability, performance, and security
- Work closely with a diverse group of stakeholders including Product Managers, Data Engineers, Operations, internal technical teams and leadership to define business opportunities and then drive end-to-end solutions and product roadmap
- Coach, and mentor individuals; build a strong cross-functional organization
- Provide technical expertise and leadership throughout product lifecycles, influence software engineers best practices for your team and own operational excellence of large scale production services
A day in the life
- Design, develop, and maintain core functionality across a suite of products and services.
- Drive the technical direction and architecture of large, complex software systems, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.
- Identify opportunities to improve system stability, performance, and security, and implement innovative solutions.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Product Managers, Data Engineers, Operations, internal technical teams, and leadership, to define business opportunities and drive end-to-end solutions.
- Influence the product roadmap and shape the technical vision for Ring's products and services.
- Coach, mentor, and develop a strong, diverse team of software engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth.
- Provide technical expertise and leadership throughout product lifecycles, promoting best practices and operational excellence for large-scale production services.
About the team
Our organization is hiring in multiple locations, specifically in the Seattle area, the Bay Area and Boston.
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
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.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for
In this role, you'll:
- Design, develop, and maintain core functionality across a full suite of products and services.
- Drive the technical direction and architecture of large, complex software systems, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.
- Identify opportunities to improve system stability, performance, and security, and implement innovative solutions.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Product Managers, Data Engineers, Operations, internal technical teams, and leadership, to define business opportunities and drive end-to-end solutions.
- Influence the product roadmap and shape the technical vision for products and services.
- Coach, mentor, and develop a strong, diverse team of software engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth.
- Provide technical expertise and leadership throughout product lifecycles, promoting best practices and operational excellence for large-scale production services.
We're looking for someone with:
- Proven experience in designing, developing, and maintaining large-scale, distributed systems and cloud-based applications.
- Expertise in software engineering best practices, including Agile methodologies, continuous integration/deployment, and test-driven development.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to break down complex problems into manageable tasks.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- A passion for mentoring and developing others, and a commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse team culture.
Key job responsibilities
- Design, create, and update core functionality of projects and services
- Drive the technical direction and architecture of large, complex software system
- Identify opportunities to improve the stability, performance, and security
- Work closely with a diverse group of stakeholders including Product Managers, Data Engineers, Operations, internal technical teams and leadership to define business opportunities and then drive end-to-end solutions and product roadmap
- Coach, and mentor individuals; build a strong cross-functional organization
- Provide technical expertise and leadership throughout product lifecycles, influence software engineers best practices for your team and own operational excellence of large scale production services
A day in the life
- Design, develop, and maintain core functionality across a suite of products and services.
- Drive the technical direction and architecture of large, complex software systems, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.
- Identify opportunities to improve system stability, performance, and security, and implement innovative solutions.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Product Managers, Data Engineers, Operations, internal technical teams, and leadership, to define business opportunities and drive end-to-end solutions.
- Influence the product roadmap and shape the technical vision for Ring's products and services.
- Coach, mentor, and develop a strong, diverse team of software engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth.
- Provide technical expertise and leadership throughout product lifecycles, promoting best practices and operational excellence for large-scale production services.
About the team
Our organization is hiring in multiple locations, specifically in the Seattle area, the Bay Area and Boston.
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
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.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for
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