Amazon

Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Photos Mobile

Amazon$143K — $194K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional software development experience
  • 2+ years in design or architecture of systems
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent preferred
  • Experience in mobile application development is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Architect and deploy cross-platform features for Amazon Photos
  • Develop innovative consumer-facing mobile apps
  • Write clean and maintainable code
  • Collaborate on design approaches and evaluate feasibility
  • Work in an Agile/Scrum environment for delivery
  • Mentor team members on architectural principles and design patterns
  • Optimize applications for speed and scalability

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
  • Mental Health Support and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Full Job Description
As a Software Developer on the Amazon Photos Mobile team, you will solve complex software engineering problems at scale. You'll design and implement the ongoing evolution of the Amazon Photos experience in both iOS and Android, deliver high quality results and produce exemplary code. You'll be a champion of best practices. The features you deliver will be at "Amazon Scale" and be loved by users worldwide.

Key job responsibilities

- Architect, design, develop and deploy cross-platform features for Amazon Photos mobile apps, working with back-end teams.

- Contribute best-in-class programming skills to develop highly innovative, consumer-facing mobile apps.

- 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.

- Establish architectural principles, select design patterns and then mentor team members on their appropriate application.

- Help define and implement standards and promote best engineering practices.

- Analyze and optimize applications to maximize speed and scale, factoring in mobile network latency and bandwidth constraints.

About the team

- Our stack is centered around React Native

- We collaborate actively with our iOS and Android Native teams and our back-end teams.

- Performance and OS integration are key for this team. We have an experienced team that includes several senior engineers and of Mobile development experience.

- Our code is well tested by our dedicated team of experienced QA engineers who maintain our suite of UI integration tests.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 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

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

- Experience with Android, iOS or other mobile application development or testing

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

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Amazon Careers

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