Sr Software Dev Engineer (L6), Amazon

World's largest e-commerce company building services that manage billions of products in earth's biggest catalog.
$151,300 - $261,500
Distributed Systems
Staff Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
E-Commerce · Enterprise SaaS
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Description For Sr Software Dev Engineer (L6), Amazon

Amazon's Relationships Platform and Services team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (L6) to join their NYC office. This role is crucial in managing billions of related products in Amazon's vast catalog, powering product discovery and shopping experiences across Amazon websites, mobile apps, Alexa, and physical stores. The platform handles millions of requests per second with single-digit millisecond latency.

The position offers an opportunity to work on high-visibility initiatives, owning the architecture and implementation of distributed systems that process seller feeds and validate catalog data. You'll be part of a team that maintains highly available micro-services, ML systems, and massive data stores, serving as the backbone of Amazon's product relationship infrastructure.

As a senior engineer, you'll lead technical decisions, mentor junior developers, and drive engineering excellence. The role requires strong technical expertise, customer focus, and the ability to deliver robust solutions at scale. You'll work in a collaborative, supportive environment with a fun-loving team that values operational excellence.

The compensation is highly competitive, ranging from $151,300 to $261,500 base salary, plus equity and comprehensive benefits. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced engineers who want to impact both Amazon's selling partners and customer experience while working on some of the most scalable systems in e-commerce.

Last updated 5 months ago

Responsibilities For Sr Software Dev Engineer (L6), Amazon

  • Own architecture, design, and implementation of complex distributed systems
  • Expand core platform for ingesting seller feeds
  • Process and validate Amazon catalog data
  • Provide APIs to read data from Amazon Catalog
  • Mentor and grow junior developers
  • Encourage software development best practices
  • Lead technical design and architecture decisions

Requirements For Sr Software Dev Engineer (L6), Amazon

Java
Kubernetes
  • 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language
  • 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems
  • Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
  • Experience with full software development life cycle
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Benefits For Sr Software Dev Engineer (L6), Amazon

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401k
Equity
  • Medical benefits
  • Financial benefits
  • Equity compensation
  • Sign-on payments
  • Comprehensive benefits package

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