Software Development Engineer, Author Data Quality

Join Amazon's Author Data Quality team as a Senior Software Development Engineer to build systems that impact millions of authors and readers. The role focuses on ensuring books and authors are properly linked to enhance customer discovery. You'll be part of a single thread engineering team working on author-related systems that help build active author-to-follower communities on Amazon.

The team values diversity in perspectives, career growth opportunities, and work-life balance. You'll collaborate with engineers, SDMs, Product Managers, Technical Program Managers, and UX designers to create solutions that connect readers with their favorite authors. The challenge lies in creating accurate and complete book-author linkages from multiple partial and sometimes erroneous data sources.

As a Senior SDE, you'll build systems using various technologies including backend services and AWS-based distributed systems. The role requires strong technical leadership, mentoring abilities, and a customer-first mindset. You'll be responsible for architecting solutions that scale to serve hundreds of millions of readers and create unique benefits for author followers.

This position at Amazon offers the opportunity to work on meaningful problems that directly impact the book discovery experience while being part of a team that values both technical excellence and personal growth. The role combines technical challenges with the satisfaction of helping readers discover new books from authors they love.