Software Development Engineer-II, Alexa Smart Home

Description

Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo and Amazon Show. The Amazon Devices group delivers delightfully unique Amazon experiences, giving customers instant access to everything, digital or physical.

Work hard. Have fun. Make history.
We are seeking an experienced software development engineer to be part of a team working on a confidential new product. The ideal candidate is an innovative self-starter who is looking for an opportunity to be both an individual contributor and technical lead. You will be working across multiple organizations and services within Amazon to deliver the unique experience that we are creating.

To be successful you need to be flexible and entrepreneurial, comfortable operating with ambiguity and willing to develop quick proof of concepts. You are a true owner - you are passionate about the potential customer and societal impact and will operate at all levels, diving deep into the details while providing strategic inputs for the product.

Software Engineers at Amazon do so much more than just software development. We'll be looking at you to help:
· Decide what features to build.
· Drive software engineering best practice.
· Design distributed and scalable systems.
· Test and document the software you develop.

Key job responsibilities
Alexa Smart Home App team is at the forefront of creating exceptional user experiences. We are looking for a passionate and skilled App Developer to join our dynamic team. If you are enthusiastic about building intuitive and engaging mobile interfaces, we would love to hear from you.
As an App Developer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining high-quality mobile applications using React Native and Swift/Kotlin. Your primary focus will be on implementing engaging and responsive user interfaces, ensuring the best possible performance, and collaborating with our team of developers, designers, and product managers to deliver outstanding mobile experiences in the Smart Home space.



A day in the life
Develop and maintain mobile applications using React Native and Swift/Kotlin.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
Optimize components for maximum performance.
Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.
Work closely with the backend team to integrate APIs and services.
Debug and fix issues, and improve application performance.

Basic Qualifications

- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 3+ years of programming using a modern programming language such as Java, C++, or C#, including object-oriented design experience
- 2+ years of building production software experience

Preferred Qualifications

- 3+ 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
- 1+ years of full stack development experience

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