Software Dev Eng. II, Worldwide Stores Accessibility

Amazon.com.ca, ULC; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company in Vancouver, Canada is seeking a Software Development Engineer to design and implement generative AI tools enhancing accessibility in online shopping. This role requires 3+ years of software development experience and a degree in computer science. Ideal candidates will thrive in collaboration and problem-solving to deliver impactful AI solutions for all users.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of design or architecture experience.
• Experience programming with at least one programming language.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement internal generative AI tools.
• Develop solutions across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Partner with Applied Scientists and Product Managers to create solutions.

Skills

Software development

AI concepts

Problem solving

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Software programming languages

Job description

Are you passionate about applying advanced AI to solve real-world challenges that impact millions of users? Do you want to be at the forefront of defining how AI can create more inclusive digital experiences? Do you want to build AI tooling and software that will be used by teams across Amazon and address Accessibility challenges across the software development life cycle? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you. We are seeking a highly skilled and passionate engineer to join our team and develop AI solutions for both internal tooling and customer-facing features. Whether or not you have prior accessibility experience, if you're an exceptional software engineer with a drive to work through ambiguities and deliver meaningful impact, we want to hear from you.

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Key job responsibilities

As an SDE in our team, you will play a key role in designing and implementing internal generative AI tools that shape the future of AI-powered online shopping experiences for customers benefiting from accessible technology. You will develop solutions across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) using generative AI and build automation, including agent-based testing solutions to enhance accessible features on Amazon retail applications.

In this position, you'll partner with Applied Scientists, Product Managers, Senior and Principal Engineers, and partner teams across Amazon to create solutions that improve accessibility at scale. We seek a Software Development Engineer who demonstrates independence, passion, creativity, customer obsession, and adaptability.

The ideal candidate should have experience with common AI concepts such as MCP, RAG, and agentic workflows. We're looking for someone who is passionate about learning, thrives at solving ambiguous problems, and can design and implement reliable, maintainable, and high-performance code in a collaborative setting.

About the team

The Worldwide Stores Accessibility Team is launching a new AI initiative to revolutionize how we approach accessibility challenges at scale. Our mission is to leverage artificial intelligence to transform Amazon's development culture, making accessibility an integral part of everything we do. We're assembling a team of exceptional scientists and engineers who will develop AI-powered solutions that can scale accessibility innovations across our global organization. By combining advanced AI technologies with accessibility expertise, we aim to create transformative solutions that enhance the digital experience for all users, setting new standards for inclusive technology.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Experience in building ML infrastructures for distributed systems of NLP applications. Examples include building the training infrastructure for generative AI applications, improving inference efficiency of a real-time large language model (LLM) service.

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