Software Dev Engineer II - Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC - Toronto, ON

CNSC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC as a Software Dev Engineer II and play a vital role in enhancing the Goodreads platform, optimizing scalability and performance. This full-time position requires a passion for software development and offers a comprehensive benefits package. You will work in a fast-paced environment, focusing on continuous deployment and collaboration with various teams to improve API interactions.

Benefits

Health and dental coverage

Retirement savings plans

Paid time off

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Contribute to design and implementation of new features.
• Optimize technology stack for scalability and transform infrastructure.
• Collaborate on improving operational excellence through continuous deployment.

Skills

Object-oriented programming

Service-oriented architecture

Scalability

Continuous deployment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

With over 90 million members, Goodreads is the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations. As part of Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC, the Software Dev Engineer II role supports the mission to help people find and share books they love through the Goodreads platform.

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You will contribute to a Top 100 web destination used by millions, optimizing scalability, operational excellence, and continuous deployment of new solutions. This position leverages your object-oriented programming and service-oriented architecture experience to deliver high-quality code and improve API interactions.

About the role: Software Dev Engineer II

As a Software Development Engineer II on the Goodreads team, you will quickly ramp up on roadmap priorities, contributing to design and implementation of new features. You will liaise with business and technical stakeholders to optimize the technology stack for scalability and transform shared infrastructure to support multiple programs.

You will actively work on improving operational excellence and quality of deliverables through continuous deployment practices. Collaborating with service teams to develop and enhance API calls, you will thrive in a fast-paced environment with releases every 4–6 weeks, applying your passion for learning and deep understanding of object-oriented programming and service-oriented architecture.

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Benefits and Salary

Amazon offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health and dental coverage, retirement savings plans, paid time off, and professional development opportunities. Salary is competitive and based on experience and qualifications.

Job Type: Full-time

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada

Job ID: 3005770

Requirements / Skills

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience (design patterns, reliability, scaling)
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language
• Preferred: 3+ years full software development life cycle experience (coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, operations)
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent

How to Apply

If you meet these qualifications and are excited to contribute to Goodreads and Amazon’s mission, please click the button below to apply.

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