System Development Engineer II, Payment Risk Engineering

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Systems Development Engineer-II passionate about fraud prevention. In this role, you will collaborate with a skilled team to develop automation frameworks that enhance testing and operational efficiency. Your technical curiosity and ownership mindset will drive innovative solutions to complex challenges. This position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge machine learning technologies and make real-time decisions to combat fraud at scale. Join a culture that values inclusivity and empowers you to deliver exceptional results for customers while advancing your career in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of systems development experience in a tech environment.
• Proficient in at least one modern programming language like Python or Java.

Responsibilities

• Develop robust automation frameworks for testing and operational maintenance.
• Collaborate with a talented tech team to improve customer experience.

Skills

Systems Development

Project Management

Scripting/Programming Languages

Automation

Linux/Unix

CI/CD Pipelines

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Job description

About the team:
Preserving Trust in Amazon with every customer, every transaction, every second is our mission. We do this by identifying and removing bad actors from the platform, while supporting a best-in-class customer experience. Amazon has hundreds of millions of customers, sellers, and developers all over the world that rely on Amazon products and services. Our success comes from preventing bad actors from abusing these products and undermining the trust customers have in them. We are handling massive scale. Amazon is one of a kind in the number of customers served, transactions processed, and products handled.

About the role:
We’re looking for a Systems Development Engineer-II with an interest in fraud prevention to help outwit the bad actors. They will be highly impactful with their overall quality influence for the organisation. They will work closely with a talented tech team of Software Development Engineers (SDEs), SDETs, SysDEs and Programmer Analysts to understand features and technical implementation, develop robust automation framework(s) that support Functional, Performance as well as API level testing/operational maintenance. They will set the standard for automation and working at scale, dive deep into technical issues, and work diligently to improve the customer experience. They are happiest when they are working with empowered, truly innovative engineers to meet great challenges. Finally, with their strong ownership bias, they have an infectious desire to continually improve how things are done. We use the most recent advances in machine learning and data collection to make real-time decisions to eliminate payment fraud at Amazon scale.

About the candidate:
The ideal candidate for our team is passionate about creative solutions to our technical problems. You have technical curiosity, drive for results, but at the same time you embody ownership at the business level and contribute to product development.

Basic qualifications:

1. 3+ years of systems development experience;
2. A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of technical education and work experience;
3. Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules;
4. Experience with at least one modern scripting or programming language (C++, Java, Python, Ruby, etc.);
5. Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure;
6. Experience with Linux/Unix;
7. Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes;

Preferred qualifications:

1. Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations;
2. Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent;
3. Strong sense of ownership, including an ability to promote operational excellence;
4. Experience with AWS platforms, services, and design patterns;
5. Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role;
6. Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role;
7. Deep understanding of infrastructure automation delivered through the software development lifecycle in an API-enabled environment – including agile development, software architecture/patterns, and modern cloud services;
8. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong technical communication with peers and non-technical cohorts;
9. Experience of mentoring other engineers to maintain architectural vision and software quality and help them improve their skills.

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