Software Development Engineer, Ambient FTV

- 5+ 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
- Professional experience in software development building production software systems preferably in a computer-graphics related field (VFX, Games, Film, Motion Graphics)
- Solid background in computer graphics fundamentals.
- Broad knowledge of emerging platforms, C/C++, Java, Android, Linux, operating system principles, and programming best practices
- Solid understanding of core embedded software development tenets including resource management, graphics, efficiency, economy of power, thermal considerations, and memory footprint
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related field
- Master's degree in Computer Science, preferably with a specialization in Computer Graphics
- Experience with Unreal, Unity, or equivalent renderers
- Experience with Python/C++/C#/Java
- Experience with low-level graphics debugging and optimization, including familiarity with surface and window management
- Experience developing on embedded platforms and devices
- Experience in applying open-source technologies
- Experience leading and delivering complex software systems
- Experience with rapid prototyping and evaluation of customer applications

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Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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.
Are you interested in shaping the future of what people watch on television? The Amazon Kindle, Kindle Fire, Echo and FireTV are revolutionary consumer devices that have become the #1 best-selling Amazon products. They are among the most innovative and fastest growing businesses at both Amazon and the entire consumer electronics industry. In Fire TV, we are building exciting experiences and driving new customer interactions with our popular and growing entertainment platform and want to find someone passionate about creating awesome products. Here you will drive key engineering and business decisions that impact Amazon’s long-term vision, which includes rapid expansion and innovation in the delivery of media entertainment through Alexa and other means.

We are looking for passionate, hard-working, and talented software engineer with experience working on Android, that can help develop and enhance the Ambient experience on Fire TV. This is a high visibility team where you will get a chance to make a positive impact on customer experience and work on cool, innovative features that help differentiate Fire TVs from competitors. Want to work on AI generated artwork? Check. Want to work on dynamic artwork that changes based on weather and time? Check. This is an enormous opportunity to lead the design, architecture, and implementation of products used every day by people you know.

In this role, you will:
• Develop Android application software for product initiatives.
• Investigate, prototype, and deliver new and innovative software applications.
• Deliver high quality software through working in a dynamic, team-focused Agile/Scrum environment.
• 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
• Establish architectural principles, select design patterns and then mentor team members on their appropriate application
• Work closely with internal teams to prioritize, design and build custom applications
• Interact directly with internal and external partners to identify app requirements

As a Mid-level Software Developer, you will be a tech lead for a team of engineers in design, development, and testing of a range of products and features. A successful candidate will have an established background in developing user-facing experiences, strong technical abilities, excellent task management skills, great communication skills, and a motivation to achieve results in a high impact environment. You will be helping to hire and develop your team and systems. In this role, you will:
Prioritize well, communicate clearly, and have a consistent track record of delivery
Contribute to the overall systems development lifecycle of key product subsystems
Manage and execute against project plans and delivery commitments
Manage day-to-day activities within an Agile/Scrum environment
Work closely with the engineers to architect and develop the best technical design and approach
Report on status of development, quality, operations, and system performance to management


A day in the life
Participate in Agile development with complete team ownership of the scope and domain. Design, implement and deliver features on the Fire TV Android codebase. You collaborate with the internal and external engineering teams, work with PMs and own the delivery of the feature that you own.

About the team
Amazon FireTV products are revolutionary consumer devices that have become the #1 best-selling Amazon products. They are among the most innovative and fastest growing businesses at both Amazon and the entire consumer electronics industry. We are looking for talented software engineers to join our team in building application software. This is an enormous opportunity to lead the design, architecture, and implementation of products used every day by people you know