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Amazon Software Development Engineer, Amazon Photos - Web in Seattle, Washington
Description
Amazon Photos helps consumers preserve and re-live their memories. The service comes with unlimited photo storage for Prime members and apps are available on iOS, Android, Web, Desktop, Fire Tablet & Fire TV. The service is also integrated into Alexa devices such as Echo Show and Echo Spot. Amazon Photos is the latest digital offering to consumers released on the heels of the Amazon Music and Amazon Video offerings. We have bold goals to scale growth and adoption of the service around the world and delight our customers with a great product.
Key job responsibilities
Architect, design, develop and deploy new features for Amazon Photos website, working with multiple back-end teams.
Contribute best-in-class programming skills to develop highly innovative, consumer-facing websites.
Write clean, maintainable code and perform peer code-reviews.
Work with other team members to investigate design approaches, prototype new technology, and evaluate technical feasibility.
Work in an agile / scrum environment to deliver high quality software against aggressive schedules.
Establish architectural principles, select design patterns, and mentor team members on their appropriate application.
Help define and implement standards and promote best practices for the web development team.
Analyze and optimize applications to maximize speed and scale, factoring in mobile network latency and bandwidth constraints.
A day in the life
As a Software Development Engineer on the Photos Web team, you will be responsible for leading architecture and development for our website. This role is a mix of 70% hands-on coding and development and 30% leadership, architecture, and mentoring. In this role, you will have the opportunity to contribute significantly to the future of Amazon Photos. You will be part of a strong team in a fast-paced, start-up like environment where agile development is embraced and innovation is encouraged.
About the team
We are a close-knit team of diverse, friendly, and collaborative engineers who love working together, having fun together, and helping each other. We are obsessed with building the best possible experience for our customers and committed to working on new and cutting edge technologies. Come join us!
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
Experience programming with at least one software programming language
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
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 this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.