Software Development Engineer, PXT Central Science

Join Amazon's People Experience & Technology's Central Science Team (PXTCS) as a Software Development Engineer where you'll leverage your technical expertise to enhance Amazon's workplace culture and leadership development. This role combines startup culture with R&D innovation, tackling technical challenges at Amazon's scale. You'll be building distributed systems using Java and AWS services, working on microservices architecture to create highly available and secure solutions. The position offers hands-on experience with AWS technologies including Lambda, EC2, S3, and DynamoDB.

As a mid-level engineer, you'll collaborate with top talent across Amazon, contributing to the full software development lifecycle from design to implementation and operations. The role focuses on strengthening Amazon's workplace culture and developing leaders who earn trust and drive excellence. This is an opportunity to make a direct impact on Amazon's internal systems while working with cutting-edge technologies.

The compensation is highly competitive, ranging from $129,300 to $223,600 based on location, plus additional benefits including equity, sign-on bonuses, and comprehensive medical coverage. You'll be part of a team that values innovation, ownership, and technical excellence, while contributing to systems that shape Amazon's workplace culture and employee experience.

The ideal candidate brings 3+ years of professional software development experience, strong system design skills, and expertise in Java or similar languages. You'll need to demonstrate ability in building scalable systems, working with distributed architectures, and delivering high-quality code that meets Amazon's high standards for reliability and security.