Senior Support Engineer

Global technology company specializing in e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
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Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Consumer

Description For Senior Support Engineer

Join Amazon's Kindle Reader and Shopping Support Engineering team in an exciting role that combines technical support and software development. As a Senior Support Engineer, you'll be part of the team behind Amazon's newest innovation, working on world-class software for customers. The role involves providing production engineering support for the Kindle digital product family, coordinating with development teams, and handling software deployment.

You'll tackle diverse challenges daily, from investigating customer issues and metric trends to collaborating with top Amazon engineers on operational automation. This position offers excellent growth opportunities, allowing you to become a subject matter expert across multiple services while developing and maintaining cloud production environments.

The role combines hands-on technical work with strategic thinking, requiring skills in Java, C++, and Unix/Linux systems. You'll work in an agile environment, troubleshooting complex issues, developing tools, and ensuring smooth service operations. This position is perfect for someone who enjoys both technical problem-solving and system optimization, offering the chance to impact Amazon's digital product ecosystem directly.

Working at Amazon means joining a company at the forefront of innovation, with competitive benefits and a culture driven by leadership principles. You'll be part of a team that values customer obsession, ownership, and diving deep into technical challenges.

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Responsibilities For Senior Support Engineer

  • Provide support of incoming tickets, including extensive troubleshooting tasks
  • Work on operations and maintenance driven coding projects, primarily in Java and C++
  • Software deployment support in staging and production environments
  • Develop tools to aid operations and maintenance
  • System and Support status reporting
  • Ownership of one or more Digital products or components
  • Customer notification and workflow coordination
  • Work with support team for handing-off or taking over active support issues

Requirements For Senior Support Engineer

Java
Linux
  • 5+ years of software development, or 5+ years of technical support experience
  • Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems
  • Experience in Unix
  • Experience scripting in modern program languages
  • Experience in agile/scrum or related collaborative workflow

Benefits For Senior Support Engineer

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Career growth opportunities
  • Collaborative work environment

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