SDE II — Checkout Promotions Calculations Leader

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Software Development Engineer II to own the design, build, and operation of services on the Promotions Calculations Lifecycle (PCL) path. You will work on high-throughput, low-latency systems that determine which promotions apply at checkout and how benefits combine worldwide.

Join a team that values technical ownership, structured reviews, and reliable, scalable services.

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.
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience.
• 1+ years of designing and developing large‑scale, multi‑tiered, multi‑threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience.
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

Responsibilities

• Own end to end the design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operation of components and services on the promotions calculation path, from design document through post-launch monitoring.
• Design and build scalable, low-latency services and features that compute promotional benefits correctly at checkout for customers worldwide.
• Raise code quality through thorough, timely code reviews, strong testing practices, and secure, maintainable, well‑instrumented code.
• Drive operational excellence — participate in on‑call, reduce operational load through automation, and constructively identify and fix sources of defects and toil.
• Collaborate across teams with partner engineering teams, product managers, and stakeholders to deliver cross‑functional initiatives that span multiple months.
• Work through ambiguity by breaking down loosely defined problems, unblocking yourself and others, and making pragmatic decisions that move the team forward.
• Mentor and uplevel peers and newer engineers through design feedback, pairing, and knowledge sharing.

Skills

C#

C++

Java

Perl

OO Design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Software Development Engineer II to own the design, build, and operation of services on the Promotions Calculations Lifecycle (PCL) path. You will work on high-throughput, low-latency systems that determine which promotions apply at checkout and how benefits combine worldwide.

Join a team that values technical ownership, structured reviews, and reliable, scalable services.