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Software Development Engineer, AGS Operations

Amazon
Washington, USA
2 years ago
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Job summary
Amazon Games is looking for a Software Developer Engineer to join a new and energetic team building the central systems and tools for our games. In this role, you will deliver large scale services and build innovative systems to support our games. You will have the power of AWS cloud to build amazing experiences for players, streamers and creators. If you love games and are excited about making a big impact in the game industry, we're looking for you!

Key responsibilities include:
· Work closely with game teams and Twitch to define and build the respective back-end solutions required to deliver new, engaging customer experiences.
· Work with other team members to investigate design approaches, prototype new technologies and evaluate technical feasibility
· Focus on operational excellence, constructively identify problems and propose solutions
· Write clean, maintainable code and perform peer code-reviews

About Amazon Games
Amazon Games applies the principles of Amazonian culture to the world of game design. We have a diverse team of talented, creative people pairing their love of making games with the unique strengths that come with being part of Amazon. Across all of our teams and locations, we are united by a common purpose: to share great gaming experiences with customers around the world. We believe in a future where everyone is a gamer and everyone can create, compete, collaborate and connect through games, and we are looking for the right people to help us build that future. With the power of Twitch and AWS at your fingertips, you will have the chance to innovate in gameplay, creativity, marketing, and technology, while working alongside some of the smartest and most creative minds in the industry.

Inclusive Culture, Work/Life Balance, & Career Growth
Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences and are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We offer ten employee-led affinity groups with 190 global chapters, innovative benefits, and annual and ongoing learning experiences (including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences). Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance and offers flexible working hours. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. Additionally, our team is dedicated to supporting you with mentorship and pathways for ongoing development. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and are building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and promotes career choice.

A day in the life
Developers on this team work directly with game teams to design and build the right backend solutions needed to deliver fun, engaging gaming features for customers. Developers are also expected to work closely with stakeholders from various disciplines (UX,QA,Product Managers, etc...) to help design new features and/or identify improvement opportunities. Finally, we regularly host play test sessions to help ensure that our games meet the right bar for our customers.

About the team
The team consists of a variety of engineers (front-end, SDK, Backend, etc...) who are all passionate about gaming and have the common goal of enabling Game Teams to deliver the best gaming experiences for customers. We want to challenge the status quo and come up with innovative ideas that will help disrupt how customers play games.

Basic Qualifications

· 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
· Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
· 1+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems.
· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field

Preferred Qualifications

· Masters degree in Computer Science or equivalent
· Ability to decompose a problem into clear software and UX design actions
· Familiarity with building large scale solutions across integrated and distributed systems, with great availability, performance, and security.
· Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
· Experience defining system architectures and designs, exploring technical feasibility tradeoffs, and making data-driven decisions.
· Good communication skills; fast learner with ability to adapt quickly to a fast-paced development environment
· Problem-solving and data analytical skills

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.

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