DESCRIPTION Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV, and Amazon Echo. What will you help us create?
The Role: We are a smart team of doers that work passionately to apply cutting edge advances in robotics and software to solve real-world challenges that will transform our customers' experiences in ways we can't even imagine yet. As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you will be working with a unique and gifted team developing exciting products for consumers and collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams, including Amazon Robotics.
As an SDE, you will be a technical leader developing algorithms involving real-world sensor data. You will be working with a unique and gifted team developing exciting products for consumers. The team is a multidisciplinary group of engineers and scientists engaged in a fast-paced mission to deliver the new products. The team faces a challenging task of balancing cost, schedule, and performance requirements. You should be comfortable collaborating in a fast-paced and often uncertain environment, and contributing to innovative solutions, while demonstrating leadership, technical competence, and meticulousness.
Key responsibilities include algorithm development and collaborating with cross functional engineering teams to bring the concepts into production. You will work with engineers to create prototype solutions, evaluate the systems for improvements, and build production solutions
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS · Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
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· 1+ years experience in computer vision or computer science
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· Experience using basic tools to build working subsystems
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· Ability to write code in C/C++, on a Unix/Linux platform
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· Experience in design and architecture, including familiarity with object oriented design patterns
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS · Masters or PhD in Computer Science or related field.
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· Experience investigating, designing, prototyping, and delivering new and innovative system solutions
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· Excellent judgment, organizational, and problem solving skills
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· Comfortable taking initiative and working across teams
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· Knowledge of real-time software development
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· Strong Python scripting skills
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· Can thrive in a dynamic environment with multiple, changing priorities
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· Excellent communication skills including verbal, written, and listening.
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Amazon.com is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer - Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation.
