Software Development Engineer, PXT Central Science

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

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Sign-on payments

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Software Development Engineer for the PXT Central Science team in Bellevue, WA. You will work with economists, data scientists, and engineers to turn ML models into production systems that scale across Amazon’s workforce.

The role emphasizes building reliable, secure microservices and owning the end-to-end lifecycle of your services. Key responsibilities include delivering large distributed projects, writing high-quality Java code, and collaborating with top engineers.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of design or architecture experience with scalable systems.
• 2+ years of full software development life cycle experience including coding standards, reviews, and operations.
• Experience programming with at least one software language (Java preferred).

Responsibilities

• Deliver large distributed projects across teams to improve customer experience.
• Write high-quality, efficient, testable code in Java and other OO languages.
• Build highly available, secure systems in a microservices architecture.
• Collaborate with engineers to design and implement solutions.
• Own and operate the systems that you build.
• Contribute to planning, design, implementation, testing and operations.
• Gain hands-on experience with AWS services (Lambda, EC2, S3, DynamoDB and more).

Skills

Java

Microservices

Distributed systems

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

AWS Lambda

EC2

S3

DynamoDB

Job description

Software Development Engineer, PXT Central Science

Job ID: 10593778 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Amazon's People Experience and Technology Central Science (PXTCS) team uses economics, behavioral science, statistics, machine learning, and Generative AI to proactively identify mechanisms and process improvements that simultaneously improve Amazon and the lives, well-being, and value of work for Amazonians. PXTCS is an interdisciplinary team that combines the talents of science, engineering, and UX to build and deliver solutions that measurably achieve this goal — at a scale that touches over 1.5 million Amazonians worldwide.

As a Software Development Engineer on PXTCS, you'll work side by side with economists, data scientists, data engineers, and applied scientists turning leading-edge ML and Generative AI models into reliable, scalable production systems.

This is a rare chance to see your code directly shape how Amazon supports its workforce, spanning areas like benefits, compensation, recruiting, voice of employee, management practices, and organizational culture. We offer opportunities for builders to build and make history!

Key job responsibilities

• Work with teams across the org to deliver large distributed projects to delight our customers
• Write high-quality, efficient, testable code in Java and other object-oriented languages
• Build highly available, secure, systems in a microservices architecture
• Collaborate with some of the best engineers in the industry
• Own and operate the systems that you build
• Contribute to planning, design, implementation, testing, operations, and process improvement
• Get firsthand experience engineering client apps as well as AWS services such as Lambda, EC2, S3, DynamoDB and others

A day in the life

• Find out what it takes to engineer systems for "Amazon Scale"
• Contribute to planning, design, implementation, testing, operations, and process improvement
• Get firsthand experience engineering client apps as well as AWS services such as Lambda, EC2, S3, DynamoDB and others

About the team

PXTCS combines economics, behavioral science, statistics, and machine learning to proactively identify mechanisms and process improvements that improve both Amazon's operations and the experience of every Amazonian. Its engineering teams take science-driven insights and models — spanning areas like benefits, compensation, recruiting, voice of employee, management practices, and organizational culture — and turn them into production systems operating at Amazon's scale. PXTCS is an interdisciplinary group where engineering, applied science, and product work side-by-side, and where this team's output directly shapes how Amazon supports its workforce.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• 2+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• 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
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

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.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. 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. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

Preferred Qualifications

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

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.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSU). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. 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. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, WA, Bellevue - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually