Software Development Engineer II

Amazon Inc.; Chennai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Inc. in Chennai is seeking a seasoned Software Development Engineer to join the Books org on AbeBooks automation and modernization initiatives.

You will scope complex projects, drive schedules from design to release, and communicate goals across cross-functional teams while delivering high-quality, scalable software. This role demands leadership in design and ownership across multiple systems, with a focus on reducing technical debt and accelerating delivery.

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.
• 3+ years of Video Games Industry (supporting title Development, Release, or Live Ops) experience.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve automations that reduce manual effort and modernize existing systems and workflows.
• Continuously improve existing systems, focusing on test coverage, refactoring, and reducing technical debt.
• Identify and evaluate emerging technologies to solve complex operational challenges.
• Deliver features with agility, contributing to a highly collaborative and innovative team environment.
• Deliver and build software at high bar with respect to quality, security, architecture, scalability and operational excellence.
• Build systems that are scalable, fault‑tolerant, low cost, and easy to manage/use.
• Design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.
• Ability to identify the root cause of issues including areas where it limits innovation and prevents accelerated delivery of projects, while navigating several systems and components they may or may not own.

Skills

Software development

Design patterns

System architecture

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Are you an innovative and accomplished professional seeking for a role with a significant impact and growth? Amazon is looking for a dynamic Software Development Engineer to join our core team in the Books org with a focus on AbeBooks automation and modernization initiatives. In this role, you will scope complex projects and deliver simple, elegant solutions by collecting product and business requirements, driving the development schedule from design to release, making appropriate trade-offs to optimize time-to-market, and clearly communicating goals, roles, responsibilities, and desired outcomes to internal cross-functional teams. You will interact with a broad cross-section of the Amazon organization, clarify ambiguous issues, and negotiate effective technical solutions between development and business teams. You will anticipate bottlenecks and escalate issues when required to ensure on-time delivery. This role requires a seasoned individual with excellent experience as a Software Development Engineer and the ability to guide high-level technical design.

If you are excited about solving complex problems, working across diverse teams, and driving operational excellence at a global scale, we’d love to hear from you!

Key job responsibilities

• Build and improve automations that reduce manual effort and modernize existing systems and workflows.
• Continuously improve existing systems, focusing on test coverage, refactoring, and reducing technical debt.
• Identify and evaluate emerging technologies to solve complex operational challenges.
• Deliver features with agility, contributing to a highly collaborative and innovative team environment.
• Deliver and build software at high bar with respect to quality, security, architecture, scalability and operational excellence.
• Build systems that are scalable, fault‑tolerant, low cost, and easy to manage/use.
• Design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.
• Ability to identify the root cause of issues including areas where it limits innovation and prevents accelerated delivery of projects, while navigating several systems and components they may or may not own. Ultimately, they display strong technical acumen and ownership.

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
• 3+ years of Video Games Industry (supporting title Development, Release, or Live Ops) experience
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ 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
• 3+ years of full stack development experience
• Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers

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