Software Development Engineer, Amazon Tax

Amazon Tax Platform Services is seeking a Software Development Engineer to join their team responsible for one of the world's largest transactional distributed systems. This role focuses on building and maintaining the core tax calculation platform that handles all Amazon sales globally, both physical and digital. The platform processes thousands of calculations per second, managing hundreds of millions of records while ensuring accuracy and compliance with global tax laws.

As a Software Development Engineer, you'll work in a Java, Linux, and Oracle-based environment, tackling complex problems related to tax calculations, data management, and system scalability. You'll be part of a team that handles millions of service requests per minute, requiring both technical excellence and attention to detail to maintain accuracy in tax computations.

The role offers an opportunity to work with customers and peers across Amazon's entire business spectrum, developing new features and ensuring the platform stays current with ever-changing global tax rates and laws. You'll be responsible for the entire software development lifecycle, from design to deployment, including documentation, testing, and operations.

This position is ideal for engineers who thrive on complex problems and want to impact global e-commerce at scale. You'll be working with a mission-critical system that directly affects Amazon's operations worldwide, requiring both technical expertise and business acumen. The role offers competitive compensation, including a base salary range of $114,800 to $191,800 per year, plus additional benefits and potential equity compensation.

Join Amazon's Tax Platform Services team to work on challenging technical problems while ensuring millions of transactions are processed correctly and efficiently every day. This role combines the excitement of large-scale distributed systems with the precision required for financial calculations, making it perfect for engineers who want to make a significant impact on global e-commerce operations.