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Software Development Engineer, Kindle Reader Sync
Amazon
Software Engineering
Seattle, WA, USA
Posted on Jan 18, 2025
DESCRIPTION
Amazon is looking for exceptional, motivated software engineers to work in the Kindle Reader organization. As a Software Engineer you will take an exciting and challenging role on a team that is innovating on the Reading experience on mobile devices for millions of Amazon customers. You will work with world-class engineers, business leaders, and other talented engineering teams while you design, architect, and code for Kindle Reader iOS, Android app and E-Reader software. You will join a team that is developing a platform on which many other Amazon partner teams innovate their reader experiences.
Key job responsibilities
As a software engineer, you will think big and drive architecture decisions in Kindle Reader by having opportunity working on cross-OS platform and develop multiple services to deliver awesome reader experience. We are looking for a passionate, hard-working, and talented software engineer who has experience building mission critical, high volume applications that customers love.
A day in the life
The Kindle Sync team keeps customers’ Kindle experiences seamlessly and reliably in sync as they switch across surfaces or devices. This also includes secure storage and backup of customer-generated data so customers can access their information when they need to — such as when they replace an old device with a new one — ensuring their reading and notetaking experience always feels personal and up-to-date.
As a engineer you will have opportunity to work with:
- The foundational tech stack for syncing and storing structured annotations (i.e. text sticky notes, highlights, bookmarks).
- Sync CX features such as MRPR (most recent page read CX) and FPR (furthest page read).
- The core sync architecture driving our vision to be a federated, scalable, “plug and play” sync service for any Kindle and Books feature requiring sync.
- Notetaking Sync: The effective back-end for handwritten notetaking (via Kindle Scribe), this team supports handwritten note sync and storage, data integrity, privacy/security for notetaking, and architectural improvements
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 2+ 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.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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.