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Amazon C/C++ Senior Software Engineer, Camera Software in Cambridge, United Kingdom
Description
Do you want to work on truly challenging problems that will change the world and bring people together? Join our team of smart, friendly and inventive builders to imagine, create and deliver the next high-profile Amazon camera product. Our cross-functional team brings together engineers and scientists with deep expertise in the different worlds of image quality, algorithm design, embedded software, robotics and depth sensing, optics/photogrammetry, graphics and simulation, and machine learning. Together we have built a vast range of different ground-breaking products - from the Echo Look, Echo Show, Ring security cameras and the Astro home robot.
What will you help us build?
Key job responsibilities
As a Senior Software Development Engineer you will:
Design algorithms and write software for our consumer products.
Work closely with camera experts, product management, computer vision and machine learning experts.
Guide the team to solve complex technical challenges and invent new ways to bring joy and value to our customers.
Guide and develop more junior engineers as well as managing your own deliverables.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Cambridge, GBR
Basic Qualifications
Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
Experience in professional, non-internship software development
Experience leading the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
Experience in hands-on development in the last 3 years
Understanding of building systems and toolchains
Identifying needs for providing and driving software reviews and optimizations
Experience dealing with middleware/SW stacks and embedded systems
Experience with API design
Experience with continuous integration practices (unit-test, linting, code coverage, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
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