SDE I: Own End-to-End, Scalable Cloud Services

Amazon Development Centre (South Africa) (Proprietary) Limited; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Development Centre (South Africa) (Proprietary) Limited in Cape Town seeks a Software Development Engineer I to build scalable services impacting millions of customers. You will own code from design through deployment and ongoing operations in an ownership-driven culture.

Join a team that ships frequently, collaborates across disciplines, and uses AI-assisted development tools to boost productivity while maintaining rigorous review and testing practices.

Qualifications

• Experience with AI-assisted development tools in academic or professional settings.
• Proficiency in at least one language such as Java, Python, C++, C#, Go, Rust, or TypeScript.
• Familiarity with data structures, algorithms, and object‑oriented design.
• Currently pursuing or holding a Bachelor's degree or higher in CS, CS Engineering, Data Science, or related STEM field.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to design, build, and operate innovative products and services.
• Break down complex problems into well-defined components for implementation.
• Develop scalable, reliable services with distributed-systems scope.
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Create clear and accurate technical documentation.
• Utilize GenAI and AI tools to boost productivity and integrate AI-generated code judiciously.
• Write clean, maintainable code following best practices and design patterns.
• Work in an agile CI/CD environment and participate in on-call duties.
• Demonstrate operational excellence through monitoring and troubleshooting of production systems.

Skills

Java

Python

C++

C#

Go

Rust

TypeScript

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related STEM field

Tools

AWS

SQL

NoSQL

Git / Version control

Open source contributions

Job description

Amazon Development Centre (South Africa) (Proprietary) Limited in Cape Town seeks a Software Development Engineer I to build scalable services impacting millions of customers. You will own code from design through deployment and ongoing operations in an ownership-driven culture.

Join a team that ships frequently, collaborates across disciplines, and uses AI-assisted development tools to boost productivity while maintaining rigorous review and testing practices.