Sr. Software Development Engineer, Charge Calc

Amazon; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 151,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC is seeking a senior software leader for our Charge Calculation team. You will own end-to-end architecture of large-scale distributed systems that power the charge calculations and summaries used across the purchase journey.

You will mentor engineers, drive engineering excellence, and help shape a long-term technical roadmap aligned with customer needs and business goals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one language.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Architect & Lead Large-Scale Technical Solutions; end-to-end design of distributed systems.
• Drive Engineering Excellence & Best Practices; improve code quality, security, reliability.
• Mentor & Grow Engineering Talent; coach engineers and lead design reviews.
• Shape Technical Strategy with Business Impact; align roadmaps with customer needs.

Skills

Software development

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Job description

Description

About the Team

Charge Calculation is the backbone of every purchase on Amazon. We own the systems that orchestrate how charges are computed, represented, and communicated across the entire consumer buying journey — from cart to confirmation. Our services sit at a critical intersection of Amazon's eCommerce platform, touching dozens of upstream and downstream systems that power the purchase experience for hundreds of millions of customers worldwide.

This is high-impact work: designing solutions that balance correctness, performance, and resilience — all while the business evolves rapidly around us.

Why Join Us?

• Scale that matters — Your solutions run in the critical path of every Amazon purchase, impacting hundreds of millions of customers daily
• Meaningful problems — Design and deliver systems that ensure accuracy and reliability in one of the most important domains in eCommerce
• Shape what's next — Help drive Amazon's multi-year strategic growth initiatives, architecting solutions that don't yet exist
• Grow with great people — Collaborate with sharp, senior engineers in a high-ownership environment where your ideas make a real difference

Key job responsibilities

• Architect & Lead Large-Scale Technical Solutions Own the end-to-end design of complex, distributed systems — from broadly defined business problems to production-ready architectures that scale to millions of customers.
• Drive Engineering Excellence & Best Practices Raise the bar across the team by championing operational excellence, code quality, security, and reliability — establishing patterns and standards that endure as the system grows.
• Mentor & Grow Engineering Talent Serve as a technical leader and force-multiplier — coaching engineers, leading design reviews, and cultivating a culture of ownership and continuous learning across the organization.
• Shape Technical Strategy with Business Impact Bridge technology and business by deeply understanding customer needs, influencing the team's long-term roadmap, and ensuring engineering investments align with strategic objectives.

About The Team

The Charge Calculation team is a crucial part of Amazon's eCommerce foundation. We own systems integral to the full lifecycle of consumer purchasing on Amazon. Our team orchestrates charge calculations and provides comprehensive charge summaries to clients. We also own the model that defines charge representation in the workflow, impacting numerous up and downstream services in the purchase journey.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ 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.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

CAN, BC, Vancouver - 150,700.00 - 251,700.00 CAD annually

Company

Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC