Software Development Engineer III, Contribution and Item Pipelines

Amazon's Contribution and Item Pipelines team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their dynamic e-commerce platform team. This role sits at the heart of Amazon's catalog management system, responsible for processing item information from millions of merchants across Amazon's global marketplace. The team builds and maintains critical distributed systems that handle billions of products and process hundreds of millions of real-time catalog changes daily.

As an SDE III, you'll work on complex distributed systems that are transactional, scalable, and highly available. The role offers a unique combination of challenging computer science problems and direct business impact. You'll be responsible for designing and implementing services that power Amazon's vast product catalog infrastructure, working with enterprise merchants and ensuring seamless catalog processing across multiple platforms.

The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise in distributed systems and a proven track record of technical leadership. You'll have the opportunity to mentor other engineers while working alongside top-tier developers. The role requires someone who can translate ambiguous business requirements into robust technical solutions that scale.

This position offers competitive compensation ranging from $151,300 to $261,500 based on location and experience, plus equity and comprehensive benefits. You'll be working from our Sunnyvale office, contributing to systems that are central to Amazon's e-commerce success. If you're passionate about building large-scale distributed systems and want to work on technology that impacts millions of customers and merchants globally, this role offers an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact at one of the world's leading technology companies.