Studio: Amazon Games
Job Opening: Sr. Software Development Engineer, Game Growth
Location: United States of America
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- We are looking for a top-notch engineer to lead a team that solves deep technical problems, builds innovative solutions, and works with top-notch software developers on our growing fraud prevention platform.
- You are able to look at the big picture from both the business, technology, and bad actor/hacker perspective, possess strong analytical judgment and problem-solving skills, and enjoy working with data and algorithms.
- You are not afraid of ambiguity or thinking outside the box, and get excited about difficult challenges.
- You are a strong team player and motivated self-starter who thrives in a startup-like environment where flexibility is essential.
Qualifications & Skills:
- 2+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
- 3+ years of programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
- 4+ years of professional software development experience
- 2+ years of experience as a mentor, tech lead, OR leading an engineering team
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
- 5+ years of industry experience.
- Experience building scalable infrastructure software or distributed systems for commercial online services.
- Experience building high-availability complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
- Knowledge of professional software engineering best practices for the full software development lifecycle (coding standards, testing/debugging, code reviews, source control management, build processes, operations)
- Ability to take a project from scoping requirements through launch
