Senior Software Development Engineer, Sidewalk

Sidewalk SDK team owns all the components and infrastructure that is backbone of the Sidewalk network. The team is responsible for scaling the core connectivity for the network. The team is looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer to enhance the developer journey and customer experience by driving technical direction and feature roadmap for Sidewalk SDKs that will support device life-cycle management.

As a member of our team, you will be interacting closely with the business and cross-functional engineering teams across different organizations to gather engineering requirements, design and implement new features. You will contribute to all aspects of an agile software & systems development life cycle including design, architecture, development, documentation, testing and operations. You are the engineer that other engineers can count on; you are technical, you attack every problem with enthusiasm.

Key job responsibilities

• Manage key components of the Sidewalk SDK
• Think big; bring fresh ideas and approaches to simplify onboarding new devices on the Sidewalk network and improve customer value
• Evaluate different design choices, prototype new technology, and implement technical solutions that address business requirements
• Contribute in defining product roadmap, understand business impact of system choices, and make technical trade-offs using sound judgement
• Work closely with cross functional team, understand the requirements, design and deliver innovative monitoring solutions to help preserve customer trust.
• Drive engineering best practices around operational excellence and set standards in the team
• Deal with ambiguity, make data-driven decisions and juggle cross-organization complexity
• Drive consensus when confronted with discordant views by identifying the best path forward and influence other to follow it

A day in the life

As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you will have the opportunity to influence the product roadmap, define key components of overall system architecture and lead the adoption of best practices within the org. You will work closely with cross functional teams across Ring, Echo, and Alexa orgs to bring a unified connectivity solution for our customers.

About the team

Amazon Sidewalk is a new long-term effort to greatly extend the working range of low-bandwidth, low-power, smart lights, sensors, and other low-cost devices customers install at the edge of their home network. We believe customers shouldn’t have to settle for connected devices that lose functionality past the front door. With Amazon Sidewalk, customers will be able to place smart devices anywhere on their property and know the devices will work, even in dead spots where Wi-Fi and Bluetooth don’t reach, helping bridge the connectivity gaps around our homes!

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