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Amazon Senior Software Development Engineer, Managed Edge Compute in Austin, Texas
Description
The Amazon Managed Edge Compute (MEC) team is working on building a highly scalable unified management solution to manage, and report on Amazon's global fleet of compute devices across Amazon's fulfillment centers. Hundreds of thousands of Amazon Associates rely upon these devices to deliver shipments to Amazon retail customers. We provide our critical services in thousands of facilities ranging from Amazon's smallest last-mile emerging market delivery stations to 1M+ square foot robotic facilities.
We are looking for a talented Sr Software Development Engineer to invent new solutions to improve our speed, scale, and efficiency. You will be joining a team that is developing a unified management solution that will be deployed across the entire fleet of compute units, testing frameworks, and improving reporting to enable complex data-driven decisions with globally impacting scope. Our AWS-based services enable Amazon's software, systems, and operations teams to use the latest technologies in our facilities. We build for performance, availability, security, and cost.
Key job responsibilities
Develop applications, services and automation for Linux systems
Implement new features and enhance existing products
Architect scalable and maintainable software solutions
Mentor junior developers and share expertise
Troubleshoot issues and help resolve customer problems
Stay up to date on relevant technologies and best practices
A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
Maternity and Parental Leave Options
Paid Time Off (PTO)
401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Austin, TX, USA
Basic Qualifications
4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
4+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
4+ 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
Experience with Linux system fundamentals.
Proficiency in at least one high level language like Python
Experience developing for both x86 and ARM-based platforms
Experience with software development processes and methodologies
Demonstrated ability to work individually and collaboratively
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
Passion for continuous learning and developing quality code
Experience with build systems like Yocto Project, OpenEmbedded, etc.
Experience developing applications on AWS platforms
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.