Software Development Engineer II, Prime Air, Prime Air

Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of diversity and inclusion of our teams within the organization.

How do you get items to customers quickly, cost-effectively, and-most importantly-safely, in less than an hour? And how do you do it in a way that can scale? Our teams of hundreds of scientists, engineers, aerospace professionals, and futurists have been working hard to do just that! We are delivering to customers, and are excited for what's to come. Check out more information about Prime Air on the About Amazon blog (https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-prime-air-delivery-drone-reveal-photos).

If you are seeking an iterative environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve real world delivery challenges, and provide benefits to customers, Prime Air is the place for you.

Come work on the Amazon Prime Air team!

Prime Air is seeking an experienced Software Engineer who combines superb technical, research and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively. This person must be comfortable working with a team of top-notch developers and collaborating with our research teams. We're looking for someone who innovates, and loves solving hard problems. You will work hard, have fun, and of course, make history!

The ideal candidate will have experience in autonomy for robotics/aerospace applications, system design for safety-critical software, and working with a wide variety of stakeholders across the technical spectrum.

Export Control License: This position may require a deemed export control license for compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Placement is contingent on Amazon's ability to apply for and obtain an export control license on your behalf

Key job responsibilities

1. Design, develop, implement, test, and document embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems and services.

2. Translate functional requirements into robust, efficient, supportable solutions that work well within the overall system architecture.

3. Participate in the full development cycle, end-to-end, from design, implementation, and testing to documentation, delivery and maintenance.

4. Evaluate and make decisions around the use of new or existing software products and tools.

5. Mentor junior development engineers.