Software Dev Engineer II, Digital Acceleration

Amazon; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 159,000 - 267,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Vancouver seeks a Software Development Engineer to innovate and build solutions impacting digital customers. Candidates should have 3+ years of software development experience and a bachelor's degree in computer science. This position offers a salary range of $114,800 to $191,800 annually, emphasizing a culture of innovation and collaboration. Join us to make a difference in the tech world and deliver exceptional results for our customers.

Benefits

Full range of medical benefits

Equity and sign-on payments

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to bring innovative products to market.
• Create scalable and fault-tolerant solutions.
• Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software.

Skills

Software development

Problem-solving

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Description

Do you want to work on features and ideas which directly impacts Amazon's Digital Customers? Do you want to be part of a team which innovates for both Amazon's Digital Customers as well as multiple digital businesses of Amazon? Are you good at identifying a common pattern of problems across multiple digital businesses and solve them in an innovative way? Then join Amazon's Digital Acceleration team which focuses on the intersection of customers and multiple keystone Digital products.

We’re on the lookout for the curious, those who think big and want to define the world of tomorrow. At Amazon, you will grow into the high impact person you know you’re ready to be. Every day will be filled with exciting new challenges, developing new skills, and achieving personal growth. How often can you say that your work changes the world? At Amazon, you’ll say it often. Join us and define tomorrow.

Do you want to solve business challenges through innovative technology? Do you enjoy working on scalable services technology in a team environment? Do you like working on industry-defining projects that move the needle?

At Amazon, we hire the best minds in technology to innovate and build on behalf of our customers. The focus we have on our customers is why we are one of the world’s most beloved brands – customer obsession is part of our company DNA. Our Software Development Engineers (SDEs) use pioneering technology to solve complex problems and get to see the impact of their work first-hand.

Key job responsibilities

• Collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to conceive, design, and bring innovative products and services to market.
• Design and build innovative technologies in a large distributed computing environment and help lead fundamental changes in the industry.
• Create solutions to run predictions on distributed systems with exposure to innovative technologies at incredible scale and speed.
• Build distributed storage, index, and query systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, low cost, and easy to manage/use.
• Design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.
• Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software.

A day in the life

The challenges SDEs solve for at Amazon are big and influence millions of customers, sellers, and products around the world. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about creating new products, features, and services from scratch while managing ambiguity and the pace of a company where development cycles are measured in weeks, not years.

About the team

Our Digital Acceleration team is building services and platforms for customers to find the next product, get the best deal on the product and return again and again to that product. The team builds and operates services which operate at a very high transactions per second rate with very high availability and very low latency. The team is keenly focused on innovation in this space to help our customers with their ever evolving needs as they relate to Digital content. If this interests you, we’d love for you to apply and explore the opportunities to have fun and make history.

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

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary for this position ranges from $114,800/year up to $191,800/year. Salary is based on a number of factors and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.