Build and Release Engineer, EDGE Tech

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 Senior 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.

Key job responsibilities

• Plan, create, and maintain large-scale software releases, libraries, and version control strategies across the organization, ensuring consistent and reliable delivery cycles.
• Design, develop, and deploy robust CI/CD solutions that automate build, test, and deployment workflows across multiple teams and environments.
• Architect tools, frameworks, and processes that enforce code quality standards, including static analysis, automated testing integration, and pre-merge validation gates.
• Leverage and integrate AI capabilities to enhance developer productivity, automate repetitive engineering tasks, and continuously improve release workflows
• Define and govern branching models (e.g., Gitflow, trunk-based development), merge policies, and repository hygiene standards across the organization
• Maintain and scale build infrastructure