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Senior Software Development Engineer, Amazon

Global technology company specializing in e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
9+ years of experience
E-Commerce · Enterprise SaaS

Description For Senior Software Development Engineer, Amazon

Join Amazon's Digital Catalog team, which powers the publishing and purchase of digital content across Kindle eBooks, Amazon AppStore, MP3, and Instant Video platforms. As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of developing scalable web services using cloud technologies, making a direct impact on Amazon's digital content ecosystem.

Your work will be highly visible to both Amazon customers and internal stakeholders. The role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring you to mentor other engineers while architecting and building high-scale web services and workflows. You'll have the opportunity to influence the technical direction of teams within the Digital Content Platform organization.

We're tackling complex, interesting problems in the coming years, offering significant opportunities for creative technical leaders to innovate and drive product direction. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical skills, experience in customer-facing applications and backend services, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Key responsibilities include mentoring talented SDEs, leading system design and architecture decisions, managing on-call responsibilities, maintaining service health, and ensuring product quality. You'll work with cutting-edge cloud technologies, handle large-scale distributed systems, and be part of Amazon's digital transformation journey.

This role offers the chance to work with a diverse team of engineers, influence product strategy, and build solutions that impact millions of customers worldwide. You'll be part of Amazon's culture of innovation, working in an environment that values creative problem-solving and customer obsession.

If you're passionate about building scalable digital solutions, mentoring others, and want to be part of shaping the future of digital content delivery, this role offers the perfect opportunity to make a significant impact while growing your career at one of the world's leading technology companies.

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Responsibilities For Senior Software Development Engineer, Amazon

  • Provide technical leadership to other engineers in the team
  • Contribute to design and development of high-scale web services and workflows
  • Mentor team of talented SDEs
  • Analyze, design and develop products for the DA Catalog team
  • Handle on-call activities and reduce Op-Ex goals
  • Maintain healthy pipeline
  • Deliver products with right quality and minimal defects
  • Test and deliver products, implement automation when needed

Requirements For Senior Software Development Engineer, Amazon

Java
  • 9+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 9+ years of programming with at least one software programming language
  • 9+ 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

Benefits For Senior Software Development Engineer, Amazon

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Workplace accommodations available for persons with disabilities

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