Software Engineer - ML and Distributed Systems, Amazon Personalize (AWS)

Amazon; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 165,200 - 223,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Software Engineer to help build a large-scale ML platform within the Personalize team. You will architect and develop distributed systems, collaborating with product managers, scientists and fellow engineers to deliver production-ready solutions that impact millions of customers.

In this senior role, you will design and implement scalable storage, indexing and query tech, participate in design reviews and deliver high-quality software in an agile environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience for large-scale systems.
• Experience programming with at least one programming language.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with 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.
• Create solutions to run predictions on distributed systems with exposure to innovative technologies at incredible scale and speed.
• Build distributed storage, index, and query systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, low cost, and easy to manage/use.
• Design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.
• Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software.

Skills

Software development

System design

Programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Software Engineer - ML and Distributed Systems, Amazon Personalize

Job ID: 10381248 | Amazon.com Services LLC

We are building a large‑scale machine learning platform and are looking for senior engineers to architect and develop the platform. You’ll collaborate with product managers, scientists and other engineers to deliver production‑ready solutions that impact millions of customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with 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.
• Create solutions to run predictions on distributed systems with exposure to innovative technologies at incredible scale and speed.
• Build distributed storage, index, and query systems that are scalable, fault‑tolerant, low cost, and easy to manage/use.
• Design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.
• Work in an agile environment to deliver high‑quality software.

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
• 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

Additional Requirements

Los Angeles County applicants: job duties for this position include working safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhering to standards of excellence; communicating effectively; following all applicable laws and company policies.

Benefits

The base salary range for this position is $165,200.00 – $223,600.00 USD annually. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and optional 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.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Amazon is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Los Angeles County applicants: we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records under the Fair Chance Ordinance.