Backend SDE-2: Scale & Impact in Distributed Systems

MaziCTools; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is hiring a Backend Software Development Engineer (SDE-2) in the United States. The role emphasizes delivering business impact through robust software, with a focus on scalable systems and data-driven design.

Ideal candidates have a CS degree and experience across the full software lifecycle, with proficiency in OO languages such as Java or C/C++/C#, and strong SQL/data modeling skills. You will work in a team to drive architecture, reliability, and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or a related field.
• Experience in software development and full product lifecycles.
• Strong programming skills in OO languages (Java, C/C++/C#, Perl, Python, or Ruby).
• Solid knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and designing for performance, scalability, and availability.
• Proficiency in SQL and data modeling.

Responsibilities

• You solve problems at their root, stepping back to understand the broader context.
• You develop pragmatic solutions and build flexible systems that balance engineering complexity and timely delivery, creating business impact.
• You understand a broad range of data structures and algorithms and apply them to deliver high-performing applications.
• You recognize and use design patterns to solve business problems.
• You understand how operating systems work, perform and scale.
• You continually align your work with Amazon’s business objectives and seek to deliver business value.
• You collaborate to ensure that decisions are based on the merit of the proposal, not the proposer.
• You proactively support knowledge-sharing and build good working relationships within the team and with others in Amazon.
• You communicate clearly with your team and with other groups and listen effectively.

Skills

Data structures

Algorithms

Performance

Scalability

Availability

SQL

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science

Tools

Java

C/C++

C#

Perl

Python

Ruby

Job description

Amazon is hiring a Backend Software Development Engineer (SDE-2) in the United States. The role emphasizes delivering business impact through robust software, with a focus on scalable systems and data-driven design.

Ideal candidates have a CS degree and experience across the full software lifecycle, with proficiency in OO languages such as Java or C/C++/C#, and strong SQL/data modeling skills. You will work in a team to drive architecture, reliability, and performance.