As a Software Development Engineer (SDE), you will solve some of the most intriguing problems in software architecture while designing and building highly scalable services, and solutions from the ground up. Our project spans across all of Amazon Stores, Digital and Others (SDO) Businesses. We work closely with AWS teams to advise them on Amazon Retail requirements to setup required infrastructure. You will work closely with and learn from a large Senior and Principal Engineering community. As innovators who embrace new technology, you will be empowered to choose the right highly scalable and available technology to solve complex problems and will directly influence product design.
We are looking for a highly motivated engineer who understands service-oriented architecture, and will help us help the business innovate quickly at scale. You will be responsible for solving algorithmically complex problems, work on services that can scale to millions of requests, build products that will reach tens of thousands of developers and deploy them globally delivering an exceptional customer experience.
If you enjoy designing and building highly distributed systems that can scale and solving challenging problems, come join us!
Key job responsibilities
As a Software Development Engineer (SDE), you will solve some of the most intriguing problems in software architecture while designing and building highly scalable services, and solutions from the ground up. Our project spans across all of Amazon Stores, Digital and Others (SDO) Businesses. We work closely with AWS teams to advise them on Amazon Retail requirements to setup required infrastructure. You will work closely with and learn from a large Senior and Principal Engineering community. As innovators who embrace new technology, you will be empowered to choose the right highly scalable and available technology to solve complex problems and will directly influence product design.
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
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.