Sr. Software Development Engineer (Android) - Amazon Music, New Projects, Atlanta, Georgia

Description:
Want to build the future of music and audio entertainment?

Imagine being part of an agile team, where your ideas have the potential to reach millions. Envision working within a startup atmosphere, while being able to leverage the resources of a Fortune-500 company. Picture working on bleeding-edge consumer-facing products, where every team member is a critical voice in the decision-making process. Welcome to Amazon Music's New Projects team.

Our team builds new experiences for Amazon Music listeners. We help our customers discover up-and-coming creators, while also having access to their favorite music and podcasts. We build systems that are distributed around the world, spanning our music apps, web player, and voice-forward experiences on mobile and Amazon Echo devices, powered by Alexa. Amazon Music products support our mission of delivering audio entertainment in new and exciting ways that listeners love.

Amazon Music's New Projects team is looking for founding team members across a variety of functions, including software engineering/development, product, marketing, design, and more. Come make history, as we launch new projects for millions of listeners.

Basic Qualifications:
• 4+ years of professional software development experience
• 3+ years of programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
• 2+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with Mobile (Android), A/B experimentation, data analysis, information retrieval, distributed systems
• Strong, object-oriented design and coding experience with automated testing frameworks, tools and services
• Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions
• Deal well with ambiguous/undefined problems
• Experience designing and building large-scale systems
• Experience supporting mission critical, 24x7 systems
• Experience with multiple styles of Software Development Life Cycle
• Ability to work well with a diverse team people and be both highly motivated and motivating
• Proven results-oriented person with a history of delivery

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