Job Title: Software Dev Engineer III
Location: San Francisco, CA 94105
Need Java Backend Developer with AWS experience
Job Description:
- Our team is focused on building a personalized, curated, and seamless music experience.
- We want to help our customers discover up-and-coming artists, while also having access to their favorite established musicians.
- We build systems that are distributed on a large scale, spanning our music apps, web player, and voice-forward audio engagement on mobile and Client Echo devices, powered by Alexa to support our customer base.
- Client Music offerings are available in countries around the world, and our applications support our mission of delivering music to customers in new and exciting ways that enhance their day-to-day lives.
- As an experienced Software Development Engineer, you will have the opportunity to define and implement Tech Strategy for one of the fastest growing services within Client Music.
- You will partner with Product, Design and Engineering to layout technical roadmaps for Free tier across all Music clients balancing time-to-market with long-term vision and pushing the boundaries of what's possible for a delightful customer experience.
- You will have an opportunity to work on full stack projects and impact the end-to-end charter of Free tier by working with various teams across personalization, search, voice and visual platforms.
- The ideal candidate is interested in being part of a nimble team, passionate about innovating for customers, and has a demonstrable track record of success in delivering new features and products.
- A commitment to team work, hustle, and strong communication skills (to both business and technical partners) are absolute requirements.
- Creating reliable, scalable, and high performance products requires exceptional technical expertise, a sound understanding of the fundamentals of Computer Science, and practical experience building large-scale distributed systems.
- The person has an attention to detail to deliver solutions that delight customers.
Candidate Requirements:
Basic qualifications:
- 4+ years of professional software development experience
- 3+ years of programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
- 2+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
Preferred qualifications:
- MS in Computer Science or equivalent.
- Proven ability to design and implement complex software systems
- A track record of building complex, reliable, and scalable software in an innovative and fast-paced environment.
- Experience with Machine Learning and Natural Language Understanding.
- Experience with iterative, agile development methodologies (including scrum)
- Excellence in technical communication with peers and non-technical cohorts
- Knowledge of best practices for software development.
Top 3 must-have hard skills:
- Java Programing (5+ years)
- Database Management (3+ years)
- System Design Experience (3+ years)