.4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- Experience programming with at least one software programming languageAmazon introduced the first Kindle in 2007 — at that time, it offered 90,000 eBooks and sold out 5.5 hours after the announcement. Since then, we have expanded to become the best-selling e-reader family in the world. We have also produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV, and more recently Amazon Echo and Alexa, the voice service that powers Echo and other devices so customers can play music, control their smart homes, and get information, news, weather, and more, using just their voice.Device Software & Services (DS2) is responsible for many of the backend services and software which enables the customer experience across the different device families.In this role you will develop services and tools to support the localization of the entire Amazon device experience. The localization team is developing a product suite of offerings which can ingest, transform, validate, leverage and interact with ML and AI models to improve both the quality and effective delivery of localized assets. Hundreds of feature teams rely on seamless and timely delivery of validated localized assets for inclusion in Device Software OS and Applications. One central problem to solve is how to continue to scale year over year without lowering quality and how to leverage ML and AI to the maximum.Key job responsibilities- Defining the technology strategy and architecture for a greenfield initiative- Work with team members to devise design approaches, prototype new technology and evaluate technical feasibility- Work in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver high quality software against tight schedules- You will interface with other engineers on the team for peer reviews and with a diverse set of customers (Program Managers, business stakeholders etc.) on understanding business objectives, gathering requirements and delivering solutions- Establishing technical standards across the organization to improve engineering excellence and promote industry standard best practicesA day in the lifeA typical week will involve you continuing to design or code against your Sprint items. You may be conducting a review of a new initiative or design to gather feedback and input from senior developers or customers. You will contribute to other team members ideas via stand-up, code reviews or formal reviews.You will interact with your customers to gather information, clarify their requirements or demo your progress to them.The above actions and others will all contribute to the teams prioritised goals.About the teamThe localization tech team is made of a mix of SDE, SDE-Test, Localization Engineers, Quality Assurance Engineers and tech managers which support them