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Description

As a Software Developer on the Amazon Photos iOS core team, you will solve tough software engineering problems at scale. You’ll design and implement the ongoing evolution of photos experience on different Photos iOS, deliver high quality results and produce exemplary code. You’ll be a champion of best practices. The features you deliver will be at “Amazon Scale” and be loved by users worldwide.

Amazon Photos helps consumers preserve and re-live their memories. The service comes with unlimited photo storage for Prime members and apps are available on iOS, Android, Web, Desktop, Fire Tablet & Fire TV. The service is also integrated into Alexa devices such as Echo Show and Echo Spot. Amazon Photos is the latest digital offering to consumers released on the heels of the Amazon Music and Amazon Video offerings. We have ambitious goals to scale growth and adoption of the service around the world and delight our customers with a great product.

Key job responsibilities

• Architect, design, develop and deploy new features for Photos iOS apps, working with back-end teams.

• Contribute best-in-class programming skills to develop highly innovative, consumer-facing iOS apps.

• Write clean, maintainable code and perform peer code-reviews.

• Work with other team members to investigate design approaches, prototype new technology and evaluate technical feasibility.

• Work in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver high quality software against aggressive schedules.

• Establish architectural principles, select design patterns and then mentor team members on their appropriate application.

• Help define and implement standards and promote best practices for the iOS development team.

• Analyze and optimize applications to maximize speed and scale, factoring in mobile network latency and bandwidth constraints.

About the team

Performance and OS integration are key for this team. We have an experienced team that includes several senior engineers and an average of 5+ years of iOS development experience. We’re always pushing ourselves to stay at the forefront of iOS development by using cutting-edge Apple technologies (In 2021 we rebuilt large portions of the app using SwiftUI and Combine), and our code is well tested by our dedicated team of experienced QA engineers who maintain our suite of UI integration tests. Join us and help continue to raise the bar!

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ 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 language

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

• 2+ years of Apple platform development experience

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.