Software Development Engineer, Amazon

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a dynamic Software Development Engineer to join their Core Services team. This role focuses on innovating foundational products that shape the customer shopping journey, requiring extensive experience in software development and system design. Candidates will be tasked with delivering high-quality solutions in a collaborative environment, influencing the future of Amazon’s operations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• 2+ years in system design or architecture.
• Experience programming in at least one software language.

Responsibilities

• Scope complex projects and deliver elegant solutions.
• Collaborate to design and develop innovative technologies.
• Build scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems.

Skills

Software development

System design

Agile methodology

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Are you an innovative and accomplished professional seeking a role with a significant impact and growth? Amazon is looking for a dynamic Software Development Engineer to join our Core Services team under Worldwide Customer Purchase Journey.

About the Role

The Shipping and Region Authority (SARA) organization innovates on foundational products that shape the customer shopping journey, from the gateway page through search, discovery, checkout, and fulfillment. SARA’s products help drive customer experiences across four domains: Shipping, Regions, Locations, and Restrictions. Our systems are designed for scale and consistency, offering configurable, flexible, and global solutions that are standardized worldwide but customizable for local regulations. We integrate with multiple cross-technology and functional services to identify customer locations, shipping options, and apply sales and shipping restrictions.

In this role, you will scope complex projects and deliver simple, elegant solutions by gathering product and business requirements, managing development schedules from design to release, and communicating goals and responsibilities clearly to cross-functional teams. You will interact broadly within Amazon, clarify ambiguous issues, and negotiate effective technical solutions. The role requires a seasoned individual with extensive experience as a Software Development Engineer for distributed SOA systems, capable of guiding high-level technical design while considering potential future fraud scenarios.

Key Responsibilities

1. Collaborate with experienced Amazonian teams to conceive, design, and bring innovative products and services to market.
2. Design and develop innovative technologies in large distributed computing environments, leading industry changes.
3. Create solutions to run predictions on distributed systems, leveraging cutting-edge technology at scale and speed.
4. Build scalable, fault-tolerant, cost-effective distributed storage, indexing, and querying systems.
5. Design and implement solutions starting from broadly defined problems.
6. Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of experience in system design or architecture, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
• 3+ years of experience supporting title development, release, or live operations in the Video Games Industry.
• Experience programming with at least one software language.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of full software development lifecycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operations.

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