Key job responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Software Development Engineers working across the mobile-cloud stack, fostering a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement
Own end-to-end delivery of features and platform capabilities for Amazon's Personal Devices, including Smart Eyewear and other emerging wearable categories
Drive technical strategy and architecture decisions for mobile applications (Android, iOS, React Native) and cloud services, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance
Partner closely with product managers, UX designers, QA, and cross-functional engineering teams to define requirements and deliver high-impact features from concept to launch
Set a high engineering bar through rigorous design reviews, code quality standards, and best practices across the software development lifecycle
Identify and resolve technical risks, ambiguities, and complex issues spanning the device, mobile, and cloud layers of the stack
Recruit, hire, and develop top engineering talent, building a diverse and high-performing team aligned to Amazon's Leadership Principles
Communicate effectively with senior leadership and stakeholders on team progress, technical direction, and strategic priorities
Contribute to the long-term technical roadmap of EDS, helping shape the future of wearable and personal device technology at Amazon
A day in the life
Real-World Impact: Your team's code will power experiences used by customers every day — on devices they wear, carry, and rely on to stay connected to the world around them
Scale That Matters: You'll build systems that serve customers globally, operating reliably across diverse environments, connectivity conditions, and device form factors
State of the Art Tech Stack: You'll leverage the latest in AI, mobile development, and cloud computing to solve real-world problems at the intersection of hardware and software
Innovation at Scale: You'll lead a team that isn't just implementing existing solutions — you'll be creating entirely new experiences for wearable and personal device experiences
End-to-End Ownership: You'll own complete solutions from mobile application features to cloud services, from device integration to production operations
About the team
The SDEs in your team will
Design, implement, and maintain features for mobile applications (Android, iOS, React Native) and cloud services that power Amazon's Personal Devices
Write and maintain high-quality, well-tested code for critical components of the device-mobile-cloud stack
Be responsible for building and maintaining robust testing frameworks, monitoring system performance, and ensuring software operates reliably across diverse device and connectivity scenarios
Work in an agile environment, participating in technical design discussions and code reviews while helping to establish best practices for software development across mobile and cloud
Investigate and resolve complex issues spanning the device, mobile, and cloud layers of the stack
Contribute to the continuous improvement of team processes, tools, and engineering practices as the product and platform evolve
And all this happens under the strong leadership of talented SDMs like you!
7+ years of engineering experience
3+ years of engineering team management experience
8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
Experience partnering with product or program management teams
Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers
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