DescriptionJoin the team changing the future of entertainment. Amazon Fire TV has more than 40 million active users, and customers globally have access to tens of thousands of channels, apps, Alexa skills and more. Our growth requires engineers who move fast, have an entrepreneurial spirit, unrelenting tenacity to get things done, and are capable of breaking down and solving complex problems. You will have an enormous opportunity to make a large impact on the design, architecture, and implementation of cutting edge products used every day, by people you know.We’re building a new team to explore how we can build new and delightful experiences on FireTV devices by leveraging new types of sensors. As an early hire on this team, you’ll start by building some experiments and prototyping a few of the highest ambiguity feature ideas so that we can become more informed about hardware, customer experience, and architecture considerations. You’ll work directly with Product Management and Design to define and iterate on the customer experience, and to help set prioritization and requirements. As we move forward and the team grows, you would help with hiring and setting the team norms, and eventually productionizing and shipping the features the team builds. The tech the team will work on is primarily in the device software space (currently mostly Android-based), and the best candidates will be comfortable with everything from low level embedded systems, up to interfacing with cloud services.Come join us as we build new experiences on FireTV. We’re breaking new ground and need your help to bring our vision to reality.We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:San Diego, CA, USA | Sunnyvale, CA, USABasic Qualifications
5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
Preferred Qualifications
5+ 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 developing device software (Android or Linux-based)
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. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $134,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261,500/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.