Impactful Software Engineer I — AI-Powered, Scalable Systems

Amazon Inc.; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Software Development Engineer I to work on scalable services that solve real customer problems. You will own features from design through deployment in a fast-paced, weekly-release environment.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and hands-on coding with modern languages. You’ll use AI-assisted tools to boost productivity while maintaining strong testing, documentation, and CI/CD practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related STEM field (or currently pursuing).
• Experience with at least one general-purpose programming language such as Java, Python, C++, Go, or TypeScript.
• Experience with data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and design scalable, reliable services.
• Perform code reviews and ensure code quality.
• Develop and maintain documentation and technical specs.
• Build with CI/CD and monitor production systems.
• Use AI-assisted tools to boost productivity and validate AI-generated code.
• Operate in an agile environment with on-call duties.
• Contribute to troubleshooting and production issue resolution.
• Produce clean, maintainable code following best practices.
• Communicate effectively with cross-disciplinary teams.

Skills

AI-assisted development tools

Java

Python

C++

Go

TypeScript

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

AWS

CI/CD

Git

NoSQL databases

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Software Development Engineer I to work on scalable services that solve real customer problems. You will own features from design through deployment in a fast-paced, weekly-release environment.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and hands-on coding with modern languages. You’ll use AI-assisted tools to boost productivity while maintaining strong testing, documentation, and CI/CD practices.