SDE3 / Technical Architect

Global technology and e-commerce company that operates the world's largest online marketplace and cloud computing platform.
Backend
Staff Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · E-Commerce

Description For SDE3 / Technical Architect

Join Amazon's International Seller Growth Team, where we're building the future of global marketplace success. We're seeking a Technical Architect to lead the development of highly scalable, low-latency distributed systems that handle over 20M+ daily events and support 1M+ sellers worldwide. This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge AWS technologies and tackle complex architectural challenges in a $50B+ market opportunity.

As a Technical Architect, you'll be instrumental in designing and implementing compliance platforms that are first of their kind, both within and outside Amazon. The position combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring expertise in distributed systems, cloud architecture, and team leadership. You'll work with a global team that has grown 4x in the last 4 years, collaborating with Product Managers and stakeholders across different countries.

Our team values work-life balance and fosters an ownership-driven culture where innovation is encouraged and mentorship is prioritized. We've built an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing, with senior members providing one-on-one mentoring and thorough code reviews. The team has a proven track record of growing senior engineers in-house and offers various initiatives from full stack development to platform scaling challenges.

The role requires strong technical expertise in building distributed systems, experience with AWS services, and the ability to lead and mentor other engineers. You'll be working on mission-critical systems that directly impact Amazon's seller ecosystem, making architectural decisions that influence the platform's future direction.

If you're passionate about solving complex technical challenges, mentoring others, and building scalable solutions that impact millions of users, this role offers an exceptional opportunity for both personal and professional growth in one of the world's leading technology companies.

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Responsibilities For SDE3 / Technical Architect

  • Build highly scalable low-latency distributed systems
  • Handle 20M+ events daily and enable 1M+ sellers globally
  • Develop services using Native AWS
  • Work with Product Managers and stakeholders from different countries
  • Lead design and architecture of new and existing systems
  • Mentor and lead engineering team members

Requirements For SDE3 / Technical Architect

  • 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language
  • 5+ years of leading design or architecture experience
  • Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
  • Experience with full software development life cycle
  • Knowledge of coding standards, code reviews, source control management
  • Experience with build processes, testing, and operations

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