Application Engineer, Appstore Software Excellence

Amazon's Appstore Platform services team is seeking an Application Engineer to join their mission-critical platform services team in Bangalore. This role focuses on building, enhancing, and supporting highly available services that handle large transaction volumes and directly impact customer experience. The position offers an opportunity to work with large-scale distributed systems and solve complex technical challenges.

The Appstore team plays a crucial role in entertaining and delighting hundreds of millions of customers across devices by providing a vast selection of apps, games, and services. They enable a seamless experience for both developers and customers, allowing developers to easily launch and manage their apps on Amazon platforms including Fire TV, Fire Tablets, and mobile devices.

As an Application Engineer, you'll be part of a technology team responsible for building and maintaining platform services that are fundamental to Amazon's Appstore operations. You'll work with latest technologies, solve business challenges through innovative solutions, and see the direct impact of your work on millions of customers and developers worldwide.

The role requires strong technical skills in Unix/Linux environments, modern programming languages, and system troubleshooting. You'll be working in an fast-paced environment where development cycles are measured in weeks, not years, and will need to manage ambiguity while maintaining high standards of service quality.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working on industry-defining projects, wants to solve complex technical problems, and is passionate about building scalable services that impact millions of users globally. The role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technology while contributing to Amazon's growing digital content ecosystem.