Software Development Engineer II, Amazon

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Software Development Engineer to enhance the online grocery shopping experience. Join a dynamic team focused on delivering scalable, customer-centric solutions that improve grocery operations. In this role, you'll design low-latency solutions across various tech stacks, collaborate with multiple teams, and continuously improve existing systems. If you're passionate about software development and eager to tackle complex challenges, this opportunity is perfect for you. Be part of a forward-thinking organization that values agility and innovation in delivering exceptional customer experiences.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience in system design, reliability, and scalability.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement low-latency, scalable solutions across the tech stack.
• Collaborate with teams to enhance grocery operations.

Skills

Software Development

System Design

Java

JavaScript

CSS

AWS Services

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Spring Framework

Non-relational databases

Job description

Software Development Engineer II, Amazon

Are you excited by providing solutions focused on business optimizations? If so, please come and talk to us! We are the GroceryX organization within the Worldwide Grocery Stores Tech (WWGST) organization. Our vision is to create the most-loved online grocery shopping experience that empowers every customer to achieve any grocery mission. We build and enable consistent, convenient, and snappy online grocery shopping experiences that make it easy for customers to find and get their groceries how and where they want to.

We are seeking a Software Development Engineer to join the team. As a developer on this team, you will be responsible for delivering seamless and efficient experiences for Amazon's global grocery business. With a focus on efficiency, scalability, and customer-centric solutions, the Grocery Experience team plays a strategic role in shaping the future of Amazon's grocery operations.

We’re an agile team: working closely with users, delivering features frequently, pivoting quickly when needed, and emphasizing test coverage, refactoring, and technical debt reduction. We look for passionate engineers eager to improve customer experience, motivated by complex problems that enhance our business operations. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, are deeply technical, innovative, and eager to build pioneering solutions, we want to hear from you!

Key job responsibilities

• Design and implement low-latency, scalable solutions across the tech stack, including frontend (JavaScript, CSS, hybrid frameworks), middle tier (Java, Spring), and backend (non-relational databases and AWS services).
• Collaborate with teams in Checkout, Payments, Inventory, and Fulfillment to build integrated solutions that enhance grocery operations.
• Work with business teams to develop localized features tailored to specific marketplaces.
• Continuously improve existing systems, focusing on test coverage, refactoring, and reducing technical debt.
• Identify and evaluate emerging technologies to solve operational challenges.
• Deliver features with agility, contributing to a collaborative and innovative team environment.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of professional software development experience (non-internship).
• 2+ years of experience in system design or architecture, including design patterns, reliability, and scalability.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
• 3+ years of full software development lifecycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operations.

Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.

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