Job Information
Amazon Software Dev Engineer II, Amazon in Seattle, Washington
Description
Introducing: Rufus! Rufus is Amazon’s expert shopping assistant trained on Amazon’s product catalog and information from across the web to answer customer questions on shopping needs, products, and comparisons, make recommendations based on this context, and facilitate product discovery in the same Amazon shopping experience customers use regularly. Read more about Rufus on the About Amazon blog: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-rufus.
Key job responsibilities
As a Software Dev Engineer in the Shopping Conversation Foundation team, you will be responsible for designing business critical systems, develop high quality code, test, deploy and support large scale distributed systems targeted at improving Rufus quality and engagement. A successful candidate will have an established background in a strong technical ability to work in highly ambiguous environments, excellent problem solving skills, great communication skills, and a motivation to deliver results in a fast paced environment. You will have deep knowledge of Java/C++, Object-oriented Design, Service Oriented Architecture and you are passionate about building massively scalable solutions and distributed systems.
About the team
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.
Basic Qualifications
2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
Experience programming with at least one software programming language
Preferred Qualifications
3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
2+ years of programming using a modern programming language such as Java, C++, or C#, including object-oriented design experience
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe software product features, and technical design.
Experience in dealing with ambiguous/undefined problems; ability to think abstractly.
Experience in AWS services like Kinesis, SQS. Lambdas, API gateway, ECS etc is a plus.
Experience in Front-end Development is a plus.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.