Software Development Engineer, Amazon

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a technical leader in software development to drive strategic needs and influence the team towards delivering innovative consumer products. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software architecture, team collaboration, and a proven track record of successful project execution.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 3+ years of design or architecture experience.

Responsibilities

• Guide team members to create robust, scalable designs.
• Participate in hiring and people development.
• Own development of critical path code.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Technical Expertise

Agile Methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Job ID: 2993600 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Are you passionate about working on disruptive ideas and building innovative solutions? Are you drawn to take on the hardest problems, navigate ambiguity, utilize AI and battle skepticism? Then this is the role for you.

The CE Tech organization's mission is to make Amazon the preferred destination for customers to discover and purchase High Consideration products and services. We accomplish this by developing a deep understanding of our customers (consumers and businesses), our suppliers, and our organization. We use AI to make our engineering teams more productive and also to make the shopping experience better for our customers.

You will have an enormous opportunity to make a large impact on the design, architecture, and development of consumer products. You will be responsible for delivery and support of large-scale, multi-tiered, distributed software applications and tools. We're at the exciting stage of initiating our design process, making this the perfect moment for you to come on board and contribute your expertise.

The ideal candidate is passionate about new opportunities and has a demonstrable track record of success in delivering new features and products. A commitment to team work, hustle, and strong communication skills (to both business and technical partners) are absolute requirements. Creating reliable, scalable, and high-performance products requires exceptional technical expertise, a sound understanding of the fundamentals of Computer Science, and practical experience building large-scale distributed systems. This person has thrived and succeeded in delivering high quality technology products/services in an agile environment.

Key job responsibilities
As a technical leader, you will have influence over the long term strategic needs of the team, the short term tactical wins, and the tradeoffs between them. You will guide other team members to create robust, scalable designs, own development of critical path code, and lead processes that improve quality and reduce operational load on the team. As a person with a high technical bar, you will participate in people development and hiring, ensuring we're hiring the right type of people for the team's long term needs.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 3+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.