Software Development Engineer II, Rufus Engineering

Amazon; Seattle (WA); In loco; USD 144.000 - 194.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Descrizione del lavoro

Amazon is seeking a Software Engineer to build and scale AI-powered shopping experiences on Amazon Search for millions of customers. You will own features end-to-end, improve latency and monetization, and collaborate with science and engineering teams to ship robust solutions.

You will mentor junior developers, advocate best practices, and drive technical excellence across multiple teams while tackling novel challenges daily.

Competenze

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience (design patterns, reliability and scaling).
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

Mansioni

• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary Amazonians to conceive, design, and bring innovative products to market.
• Design and build technologies in a large distributed computing environment and lead changes in the industry.
• Build LLM based content generation workflows.
• Partner with Applied Scientist to perform prompt tuning and evaluations.
• Design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.
• Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software.

Conoscenze

Software development

System design

Programming practices

Mentoring

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Strumenti

Git

CI/CD

Descrizione del lavoro

Rufus is a generative AI-powered shopping assistant in the Amazon Shopping app designed to help answer a variety of shopping-related questions. Rufus makes it easy for customers to find and discover the best products to meet their needs by helping with product research, providing comparisons and recommendations, answering specific product questions, and more. We are searching for engineers passionate about technology, innovation, and customer experience to join the Rufus team.

If you are thrilled about creating customer experiences that will be used by millions of people worldwide and are eager to tackle technical challenges that have never been addressed before, then this is the perfect opportunity for you.

As a Software Engineer in this role, you will build and scale AI-powered shopping experiences on Amazon Search. Your work ships to millions of customers and must be fast, reliable, and secure. You will own features end-to-end. You will improve latency, quality, and monetization in partnership with science and engineering teams. You move from idea to experiment to launch. You will have the opportunity to design and lead the development of a unique and engaging feature for millions of customers. You will be an integral part of a passionate and creative team that encourages experimentation and innovation on behalf of our customers. You will play an active role in building quick prototypes or proofs of concept in partnership with other technology leaders within the team. You will tackle challenging, novel situations every day and have the opportunity to work with multiple technical teams at Amazon. Along the way, you’ll learn a lot, have fun and make a positive impact on millions of people.

We are looking for a talented Software Developer with a strong technical background, customer obsession and bias for action with a track record of leading and delivering robust solutions quickly. Strong judgment and communication skills, long-term technical vision, and continuous focus on engineering and operational excellence are essential for success in this role. You will be expected to be proficient technically, mentor and grow junior developers, encourage software development best practices, and iterate quickly.

Key job responsibilities

• Collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to conceive, design, and bring innovative products and services to market.
• Design and build innovative technologies in a large distributed computing environment and help lead fundamental changes in the industry.
• Build LLM based content generation workflows.
• Partner will Applied Scientist to perform prompt tuning and evaluations.
• Design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.
• Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software.

The challenges SDEs solve for at Amazon are big and influence millions of customers, sellers, and products around the world. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about creating new products, features, and services from scratch while managing ambiguity and the pace of a company where development cycles are measured in weeks, not years.

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
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence

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.

• Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.
• USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually