Software Development Engineer-II, E-reader products
3 weeks ago
Have you ever wanted to be part of a team that builds a highly efficient operating system for E-readers? Amazon's E-reader platform team owns the operating system stack (C/C++) and the low-level components that make the device energy efficient with weeks of battery life. We recently launched Kindle Scribe, a larger form factor device that now unlocks reading as well as taking notes.
Are you looking at creating value for millions of customers as we launch more E-readers with additional capabilities? Do you want to work at a company where you are the owner, encouraged to build, and have the autonomy to push boundaries? Do you have a passion for creating an operating system that is an enabler for builders that create applications on top of it? This describes your daily journey. Are you ready? Then join us
Key job responsibilities
As a Software Development Engineer, you will own adding capabilities as we unlock more features on the Kindle E-reader family. Our goal is to make it fast, easy, and low-cost for our internal application developers to build features and release them on our E-reader stack.
You will tackle challenging, novel situations every day and, given the size of this initiative, you’ll have the opportunity to work with multiple technical teams across Amazon.
You should be comfortable with the level of depth needed to dive into as we solve deep operating system level problems We will need to tackle problems that span a variety of domains: software, hardware, and automation.
You design and develop the critical components in the operating system as well as low-level components in the E-reader that make the product a performant, secure, and power-optimized device. You also write applications on top of our unique Kindle Operating system.
Along the way, you’ll learn a ton, have fun, and make a positive impact on millions of people.
- You are proficient in C/C++ to understand the internals of the operating system in E-reader. If you know React Native, it will be a bonus as you can also write applications in E-reader.
- Collaborate with experienced Amazonians to conceive, design, and bring innovative components in E-reader.
- Architect and design secure software that protects customer data stored on the devices.
- Identify what it means to keep the software stack up-to-date keeping an eye on advancements both in hardware as well as software.
A day in the life
In this role, you will be actively engaged in developing our operating system and writing applications that are based on C/C++ and React Native. You will be contacted by many Amazonians as they deploy their software on E-reader. You will also be a lead engineer guiding junior members in this role.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
- 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
Posted: February 6, 2025 (Updated 28 minutes ago)
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