What you'll do

• Design, implement, test and ship scalable backend services running on AWS to integrate a new category of devices and use-cases into the Philips Hue ecosystem
• Work in a multidisciplinary team (App, Cloud, Embedded) that together builds new features and functionalities end to end. You represent the Cloud backend in system design choices and definition of specifications.
• Closely collaborate with other functions, like QA, product management, as well as engineers from partner companies and suppliers, to jointly optimize our product experience.
• Perform data analysis, identify improvement opportunities, provide input to steer the product roadmap, and work on the ongoing performance and reliability of our cloud software operations.

Your qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline
• Excellent programming and debugging skills
• 5+ years working on software development and definition of large scale microservices on AWS (certification desired) in a continuous delivery environment; having worked on IoT / Smart Home products is a plus
• Experience in Software Development and coding in one of general purpose programming languages (e.g., Go, C++, Java,  Kotlin, Swift, etc.)
• Experience using Go or any high level programming language, serverless architectures, infrastructure as code, and DevOps tools & practices
• Good knowledge of SOLID design principles and clean architecture
• Extensive knowledge of network communication protocols (HTTP, MQTT, media streaming technologies), and security/privacy concepts
• Effective communication skills to coach other Cloud developers and work with international partners and colleagues, as well as a can-do mentality to realize world-class consumer product experiences