Senior Software Development Engineer, Amazon Now (Project Tez)

Grapevine Round1 AI; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 2,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer for the Tez team in Bengaluru, Karnataka. You will own search, discovery, and traffic platforms for a global Quick Commerce offering, architecting AI-native discovery experiences, and mentoring team members. Candidates must have over 5 years of experience in system design and programming.

This is a high-impact role at a Tier 1 company with the opportunity to influence roadmaps across 8+ international marketplaces. Join us to lead the ground-up build of a new shopping application.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming experience.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture of systems.
• Experience as a mentor or tech lead.

Responsibilities

• Own search, discovery, and traffic platforms for global Quick Commerce offering.
• Architect AI-native discovery experiences.
• Lead the ground-up build of a new shopping application.
• Mentor team members.

Skills

Java

Distributed systems

Search algorithms

Software design

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

# Senior Software Development Engineer, Amazon Now (Project Tez)AmazonBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaPosted 17 Jun 2026Amazon is hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer for the Tez team to own search, discovery, and traffic platforms for their global Quick Commerce offering. The role involves architecting AI-native discovery experiences, leading the ground-up build of a new shopping application, and mentoring team members. Candidates must have 5+ years of experience in system design and programming within distributed, high-scale environments. This position offers the opportunity to influence roadmaps across 8+ international marketplaces.Matched by TALApply to this role now. Install TAL for a 24/7 AI agent that keeps finding roles personalised for you.Apply nowInstall TALExperience5+ yearsFunctionEngineeringWork modeOnsite, IndiaCompanyTier 1## What you will work onAmazon is hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer for the Tez team to own search, discovery, and traffic platforms for their global Quick Commerce offering. The role involves architecting AI-native discovery experiences, leading the ground-up build of a new shopping application, and mentoring team members. Candidates must have 5+ years of experience in system design and programming within distributed, high-scale environments. This position offers the opportunity to influence roadmaps across 8+ international marketplaces.## TAL's takeQuality 90/1005/5 clarityTier 1 companyHigh-impact senior role at a Tier 1 company focusing on global scale search and GenAI initiatives.The JD clearly defines the technical scope, team mission, and expectations for architecture and leadership.## Salaries at Amazon25.9 LPA averageBased on 3,354 Grapevine salary entries for Amazon.View all salariesEngineering0 - 2 years | L316 LPA averageRange: 2 - 32 LPAEngineering2 - 4 years | L426 LPA averageRange: 0 - 100 LPAEngineering4 - 6 years | L533 LPA averageRange: 2 - 66 LPAEngineering6 - 8 years | L443 LPA averageRange: 5 - 91 LPA## Must haves* 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience* 5+ years of programming experience* 5+ years of leading design or architecture of systems* Experience as a mentor or tech lead* Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent## Tools and skillsjavadistributed systemssearch algorithmssoftware designNice to have: llms, genai.## About the companyAmazon is a top-tier global technology company.