Senior Software Development Engineer - Amazon Devices, Devices Supply Chain Technologies (Zapopan)

About the Role

Amazon introduced the first Kindle in 2007 — at that time, it offered 90,000 eBooks and sold out 5.5 hours after the announcement. Since then, we have expanded to become the best‑selling e‑reader family in the world. We have also produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV, and more recently Amazon Echo and Alexa, the voice service that powers Echo and other devices so customers can play music, control their smart homes, and get information, news, weather, and more, using just their voice.Amazon Devices is hiring a Software Development Engineer to help us build a confidential new system to manage a portion of our supply chain. The team will develop new software and systems to support the ongoing growth of the Amazon Devices organization. We are starting an exciting journey of building a full‑stack platform for our customers. We are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering the best possible customer experience. This is a great opportunity to bootstrap a team in early stages and make a huge impact in developing next‑generation solutions in a rapidly growing devices group.

Key Responsibilities

• Think big, bringing fresh ideas and interactions
• Take a long‑term view of architecture, proactively fixing deficiencies and/or proposing larger projects
• Understand the business impact of your systems and show good judgment when making technical trade‑offs
• Serve as a key influencer in team strategy
• Provide perspective and context to guide future technology choices
• Write exemplary code that is easy for others to contribute to
• Drive engineering best practices (Operational Excellence, Security, Quality, etc.) and set standards
• When confronted with discordant views, find the best way forward and influence others to follow that path (build consensus)
• Contribute to the professional development of colleagues, improving their technical knowledge and engineering practices
• Ensure your team grows stronger because of your presence, but does not require your presence to be successful

Qualifications

• 7+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience
• 7+ years of programming with at least one software programming language
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
• 7+ 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

Additional Information

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