Job opening - Software Development Engineer, Amazon Instant Video at Amazon (Seattle, WA)

Are you interested in being part of a team that is changing the way Amazon customers watch their movies and TV shows? We are looking for smart, motivated Software Development Engineers who can help take the video playback customer experience to new heights?

If you have the skills to building large-scale, high-performance, customer-friendly products and are interested in cutting-edge consumer electronics integration and large scale digital video delivery, this is the job for you.

Our innovative systems include a device integration framework for Internet-connected TVs, BD Players, set-top-boxes, and mobile devices, integration with content distribution networks, research and data mining on new algorithms to improve quality of service on these various platforms and thinking outside the box to provide the best video viewing experience over the internet in the world.

Successful candidates for this position will have a strong background in C++/Java, Perl! , and SQL. Experience working with WebServices, XML, Apache/Tomcat services is desired. Linux system and Flash action scripting development experience is a plus.

Equally important to these specific skills are a candidate's ability to multi-task, quickly adapt to new development environments and changing business requirements, learn new systems, create reliable/maintainable code, and find creative and scalable solutions to difficult problems.

The ability to communicate clearly and concisely both written and orally is a key competency as is demonstrable skill as a self-starter. We are looking for candidates who are passionate about delivering world-class, digital media experiences to our customers.

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• Expert Java or C++ coder
• Expert working knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and object oriented design
• Expert working knowledge of design patterns
• Proven large scale system design skills
• Strong worki! ng knowledge of operating system fundamentals
• Working ! knowledge of REST and RPC service patterns and other client/server interaction models
• Working knowledge of common Internet technologies (e.g. HTTP, HTML, JavaScript, AJAX)
• Relentless customer focus
• Excellent analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years experience in delivering software for large scale systems through the entire software development life cycle required.
• Experience in leading projects is required.

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• Experience with mission critical, 24x7 systems
• Experience with high throughput, multi-threaded or event driven asynchronous systems
• Experience implementing and consuming large scale web services
• Fluency in programming languages beyond Java and C++ (e.g. Ruby, Python, Perl)
• Masters degree in Computer Science

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If interested, please apply online at ht! tp://track.tmpservice.com/ApplyClick.aspx?id=1527602-2668-7842

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