Software Development Engineer - Scalable Global Platform

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

Job summary

Amazon Selling Partner Services is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Seattle to design, build, and operate secure, highly available systems that scale with massive data and business rules. You will work with Java, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, and Elasticsearch in a distributed, 24/7 environment.

The role emphasizes strong problem solving, architecture, and the ability to wire complex requirements into robust services while collaborating with cross-functional teams within Amazon's vast seller

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, distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: Java, C#, C++, or Perl
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Responsibilities

• You design, build, and operate systems that are secure, available, and performant.
• You solve difficult problems using appropriate technologies and patterns.
• You choose suitable design approaches and make pragmatic trade-offs.
• You create maintainable software without over-engineering and reuse where possible.
• You focus on operational excellence and cost-aware decision-making.

Skills

Java

C++

C#

Perl

3+ years software development

Software design

Distributed systems

OO design

Programming language

SDE experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent

Tools

DynamoDB

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

Job description

Amazon Selling Partner Services is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Seattle to design, build, and operate secure, highly available systems that scale with massive data and business rules. You will work with Java, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, and Elasticsearch in a distributed, 24/7 environment.

The role emphasizes strong problem solving, architecture, and the ability to wire complex requirements into robust services while collaborating with cross-functional teams within Amazon's vast seller