Application Engineer IV

Join Amazon's Kindle Content Organization as a Support Engineer in a role that combines technical expertise with critical business impact. This position is part of the team responsible for ensuring accurate royalty calculations and accounting for Kindle and print-on-demand book sales, directly affecting publishers and authors worldwide. The role involves working with the Kindle digital product family, handling production support, and coordinating software deployments.

As an Application Engineer IV, you'll be responsible for both technical support and development work, using languages like Python, Perl, and Java. The position requires strong troubleshooting skills, experience with Unix/Linux systems, and the ability to work on multiple overlapping tasks. You'll be part of Amazon's mission to revolutionize how books are published, sold, and read globally.

The role offers an opportunity to work on distributed applications, handle complex technical systems, and contribute to the success of Amazon's digital publishing platform. You'll be mentoring other engineers, developing operational tools, and ensuring smooth system operations. This position combines aspects of both development and operations, making it ideal for someone who enjoys varied technical challenges and wants to make an impact on a global scale.

Working at Amazon means joining a company that's constantly innovating and pushing boundaries in the digital content space. You'll be part of a team that supports independent authors and publishers, helping them reach worldwide audiences through Kindle's platform. The role offers exposure to enterprise-level systems and the chance to work with cutting-edge technology in the digital publishing industry.