Principal System Dev Engineer, Fire TV Partner Engineering

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job description

The Amazon Devices team designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics, including the best-selling Kindle family of products. We have also produced game changing devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV and Amazon Echo. What will you help us create?

Along with leading in web services and e-commerce, Amazon.com is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics including our best-selling e-readers, tablets and Fire TV.

Fire TV client software and services technologies are enjoyed by millions of customers around the world. The FTV-3P team is focused on launching 3P FTVs (Smart Connected TVs) at scale with velocity and frugality globally. We do this by enabling global ODMs/OEMs to launch a full portfolio of FTVs (entry level, mid-level, premium).

Key job responsibilities

The ideal candidate has current and extensive experience developing and building Android systems and applications. The candidate understands the limitations of the platform and can design and implement additional services or help optimize existing ones to meet the product requirements. The role involves partnering closely with ODM/OEMs to launch FTV powered TVs, including developing new bespoke features based on requests from Tier1 partners, enabling partner customizations of differentiated deep panel/hw coupled features, system performance tuning/optimization, and integration of their proprietary features. The scope includes manufacturing tpt and related diagnostic support as well. Post-launch support expands across field diagnostics, monitoring, and supply-chain oriented running product changes migrations.

The ideal candidate:

• Has in-depth expertise working with the Android system.
• In-depth knowledge and experience with Linux kernel development.
• Experience on bootloader and device drivers development and enjoys working on hardware directly.
• Enjoys working side by side with partners, colleagues, and teams on difficult problems.
• Is highly effective and thrives in a dynamic environment with multiple, changing priorities.
• Knows what is important when releasing software to developers and has been through the process from start to finish.
• Is comfortable with proactive outward communication and technical leadership and never shies away from a challenge.

About the team

The FTV-3P team is focused on launching 3P FTVs (Smart Connected TVs) at scale with velocity and frugality globally. We do this by enabling global ODMs/OEMs to launch a full portfolio of FTVs (entry level, mid-level, premium).

The FPE (FTV Partner Engineering) is a global engineering organization spanning multiple functions (TPM, Dev – SDE/SysDEs, QA) across numerous geographies (NA, EU, APAC) bound together by a single-minded focus to deliver 3P devices at scale through our worldwide ODM/OEM Partners. Our mission is to “Out-partner through definition, planning, execution, launch, and post-launch support, leveraging our unique strengths (around app certifications, live certifications, non-store mode experiences) and perspectives to look around the corners and address the dynamism of market/countries being targeted.”

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree and/or Master's / Doctorate degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 10+ years of System Development Engineering experience leading consumer device product development, system programming, device driver/BSP integration, SOC bringup/debug/deployment, and system engineering best practices.
• 10+ years of hands-on development experience in Android/Linux, HW/SW integration, platform SW/middleware/framework/app development/integration.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Expertise in consumer device systems/ecosystem.
• Exposure to panel technologies and ecosystem.
• Experience in performance optimization and tuning of high throughput consumer electronic devices.
• Demonstrable customer obsession and balance between tactical delivery and long-term strategy to deliver incremental user value while minimizing technical debt.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience as a Principal-level System Development Engineer that includes mentoring junior engineers to success.
• Ability and willingness to multi-task and learn new technologies quickly.

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