Software Development Engineer

BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field5+ years of professional software development experienceExcellent programming skills in object-oriented languages including C, C++, C#, or JavaStrong fundamentals in core Computer Science areas like Data Structures and Algorithms.
Kindle has changed the way books are published, sold, and read across the globe. It’s our goal and vision to make every book available, in every language, in sixty seconds or less. Every book published by a Publisher goes through the systems the Publisher Experience team provides. The Publisher Experience team is looking for talented and enthusiastic engineers.This job requires you to hit the ground running. Your ability to learn quickly and work on disparate and overlapping tasks will define your success.Great candidates for this position possess a sound understanding of computer science and a passion to make a profound impact for our authors and readers. You will have the opportunity to apply this passion by leveraging your technical skills in areas such as algorithms, object-oriented design, distributed systems, and more. You also have the opportunity to collaborate with diverse business and technical partners to shape our technology. You will be the voice of publishers, driving technological innovation to create an unparalleled content ingestion experience.Amazon is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation.
Experience with cloud architectures that scale horizontallyQuickly adapt to new development environments and changing business requirementsCreate reliable/maintainable code, and find creative and scalable solutions to hard problemsThe ability to communicate clearly and concisely both written and orallyA deep appreciation of scalability issues and high volume data handling.