Build and Release Engineer

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV and Amazon Echo. What will you help us create?

The Role:
We are looking for an experienced, self-motivated, detail oriented Build Engineer who has demonstrated ability to work in a fast-pace and complex software build environment.
· Provide strategic direction and logistical support for IT-related activities to support operations and efficiency of the development organization.
· Build, maintain and continuously improve an infrastructure for a multi-site development team including source code repository, build tools and scripts, continuous integration infrastructure, packaging and deployment tools.
· Establish and maintain agile development toolset including tools for managing user stories and product defects.
· Establish processes and tools to maintain code base integrity, including check-in validation rules and branch/merge processes.
· Investigate and recommend best practices for maintaining code quality, including development of code metrics, code review workflows, code coverage measurement and the use of static and dynamic analysis tools.
· Influence and drive operational excellence best practices within the organization.

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor degree in Computer Science, equivalent experience, or related field required.
· 1+ years' experience or background in Build and Release Engineering.
· 1+ years' experience in programming in Python, Perl and/or shell scripting.
· 1+ years working with distributed version control systems (DVCS) such as Git and gerrit and experience transitioning teams from traditional tools to DVCS.
· 1+ years of experience with make, ANT, and Eclipse development platform.
· 1+ years' experience setting up and/or maintaining automated build system.
· Good understanding of the integration between automated software test and the build process.
· Familiarity with product development (including C++, Java, XML, messaging protocols, and Web Services), service-oriented architecture.