Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of diversity and inclusion of our teams within the organization.How do you get items to customers quickly, cost-effectively, and-most importantly-safely, in less than an hour? And how do you do it in a way that can scale? Our teams of hundreds of scientists, engineers, aerospace professionals, and futurists have been working hard to do just that! We are delivering to customers, and are excited for what's to come. Check out more information about Prime Air on the About Amazon blog (https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-prime-air-delivery-drone-reveal-photos).If you are seeking an iterative environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve real world delivery challenges, and provide benefits to customers, Prime Air is the place for you.Come work on the Amazon Prime Air Team!Prime Air is seeking an experienced Software Development Engineer to support software-related technical aspects of our solutions; you will translate requirements and architectures into sustainable aerial tools and will work across the Prime Air program to define, develop and solve unique challenges.The ideal candidate is a creative technical contributor with superior analytical skills. Additionally, they will have experience with sensor data collection and associated post-processing pipelines. They will understand underlying cloud and automation technologies required to create and sustain post-processing pipelines that are robust and well-instrumented. Additionally, they will have an interest in the collection software/hardware (SW/HW) systems that push data into the post-processing pipeline. Knowledge of the full SW/HW development lifecycle is key for success.To be successful in this role, you must be able to collaborate effectively within a small team, accurately prioritize projects, make sound judgments, deliver quality on-time, continually work to improve system performance, and create systems that are as easy to maintain as they are a joy to use.Key job responsibilitiesExport Control License: This position may require a deemed export control license for compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Placement is contingent on Amazon's ability to apply for and obtain an export control license on your behalf.We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:Seattle, USA | Seattle, WA, USA- 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- Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design- 3+ years of big data technologies such as AWS, Hadoop, Spark, Pig, Hive, Lucene/SOLR or Storm/Samza experience- Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems- Experience developing applications that tightly-integrate to Linux-based host systems and custom hardware.- Experience in machine learning, data mining, information retrieval, statistics or natural language processing- Experience prototyping new technologies/frameworks, establishing well-instrumented systems that provide appropriate performance metrics, and testing/debugging new/prototype systems.Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base