Software Development Engineer, Digital Royalties & Payments, Digital Acceleration

Amazon; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 158,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company located in Metro Vancouver is seeking a Software Development Engineer in the Digital Royalties & Payments team. This role involves solving complex technical problems and driving product direction. Candidates should have over 3 years of software development experience and technical leadership skills. The position offers a salary range of $114,800 to $191,800 yearly, with opportunities for growth in an innovative team focused on digital commerce solutions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• 3+ years of design or architecture experience for systems.
• Experience with at least one programming language.

Responsibilities

• Own important tracks in the new program as a technical leader.
• Define architecture for new services in the Next Gen financial automation program.
• Influence technical direction within Digital Acceleration and partnering teams.
• Work with AWS, Big Data, and Open Source technologies.

Skills

Software development experience

System design and architecture

Programming in multiple languages

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Software Development Engineer, Digital Royalties & Payments, Digital Acceleration

Interested in solving hard technical problems that have a direct impact on our business and customers? We are looking for a talented Software Development Engineer to join the Digital Royalties and Vendor Payments team. We are a part of the Digital Acceleration org that enables Digital businesses like Prime Video, Books, Music, Appstore, Audible and Games to launch new business lines and products. We are building next generation Royalties and Vendor Payment solutions that will enable Amazon Digital businesses to automate royalty calculation, payment and accounting processes while meeting regulatory requirements. This is a great opportunity to tackle some very interesting and complex architectural problems, innovate in the space and drive product direction. You will work with a team of passionate software engineers and will get an opportunity to learn from experienced technical leaders.

A successful candidate will have an extensive background in building highly scalable, highly available services, strong technical skills, a motivation to achieve results in a fast paced environment, high creativity, and great analytical reasoning skills. If you enjoy cutting through ambiguity, creating strategic paths and obsessing over efficiency, write to us! We have just the right space for you to hit the ground running and fuel your growth!

Key job responsibilities

• Work as a technical leader within the team, owning an important track in the new program
• Independently define the architecture for an important track in the Next Gen financial automation program and develop multiple new services
• Influence the technical direction of other teams, both within the Digital Acceleration organization and in partner businesses
• Work with state of the art technologies in the AWS, Big Data and Open Source spaces and sometimes even build your own

About the team: Amazon Digital Acceleration powers ordering, subscriptions, and device management for Prime, Amazon Video, Music, Audible, Alexa, and Kindle, amongst other digital businesses. We process billions of digital purchases every year and enable our digital businesses to grow their businesses worldwide. We are on a mission to be earth's best provider of one-time and recurring digital commerce, delivering a seamless and enjoyable post-purchase customer experience.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 3+ 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

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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.