Software Development Engineer, Gift Card Tech

Amazon; Vancouver; On-site; USD 114,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Software Development Engineer in the Gift Card Tech team, where you'll innovate and build scalable, high-performance systems. This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of the design and development of next-generation user experiences and services. Collaborate with talented engineers in a fast-paced environment, tackling complex challenges in distributed systems and performance optimization. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make an impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with design patterns and system architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable solutions for high-performance systems.
• Work on complex challenges in large-scale computing.

Skills

Software Development

Design Patterns

Reliability and Scaling

Object-Oriented Programming

Data Structures

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Job description

Software Development Engineer, Gift Card Tech

Do you want to own cutting-edge technology, solve tech problems that didn’t exist before, and have the ability to see the impact of your successes?

The Amazon Gift Cards organization is looking for creative and independent engineers with a passion for scalable, high-performance full stack systems to define and build Amazon's stored value systems. We offer the Internet's premier gift card, and we are continuing to grow and expand our business with innovative stored value products.

Key job responsibilities
As a member of the Amazon Gift Cards team, you will invent new features, and develop next generation user experiences and large-scale services. We are a fast-paced environment, using agile methodology and lightweight SOA design patterns. We encourage innovation and expect developers to take a high level of ownership throughout the software life cycle. Whether you are a web developer, front end engineer or proficient backend developer, we have exciting work for you.

If you are a strong developer with experience and interest in high-volume websites, distributed systems, performance and scalability, we'd like to talk to you.


A day in the life
You will be working in a fast-paced environment, on a team of smart software engineers and Principal Engineers to design and build the right technical solutions to meet the needs of the business. You will have direct ownership over the design of new components aimed at improving the platform's extensibility, scalability, availability, and latency.

About the team
Gift Cards is a multi-billion-dollar business at the convergence of e-commerce, web marketing and payments. The Gift Cards team’s mission is to create delightful gifts that are thoughtful for the recipient and convenient for the giver. We are responsible for creating, enhancing, merchandising and marketing multiple products sold globally through the Amazon website, corporate sales, and Brick & Mortar third-party retail stores. Our product line includes electronic gift cards, physical gift cards, branded gift cards (e.g. Starbucks and Whole Foods) and programmatic interfaces that allow on-demand gift card issuance for corporate partners. We build large-scale systems that can handle the growing business issuance and customer needs. If you have ever purchased or received an Amazon gift card, you have used the features and platform that we have built. As an SDE on the team, you can expect to design flexible and scalable solutions, and work on some of the most complex challenges in large-scale computing by utilizing your skills in data structures, algorithms, and object oriented programming.

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 https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations 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.

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