Software Development Engineer

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Description
As the Software Development Engineer for Inclusive Experiences and Technology (IXT), you will be responsible for delivering the tools and processes required to deeply embed inclusion into everything Amazon creates.

The IXT strategy to move to a born inclusive-mental model will require this team to provide guidance to enable Amazon's product, engineering, user experience, and science teams to easily build inclusion into everything they create.

The Born Inclusive model will improve the products used by Amazon employees at scale, as well as the broad and diverse customers Amazon serves around the world.
In this highly strategic, individual contributor role, you will work closely with cross-functional teams across Amazon to enable the delivery of transformative inclusive experiences.

You will be relentlessly focused on providing Amazon's builders with the processes and tools that will make it effortless for teams to build truly inclusive products.
This is a rare opportunity to leave the world better than you found it by creating the tools that shape the future of inclusive experiences at Amazon.

Apply now!

Key Responsibilities:
• Design and implement enterprise-scale software solutions that ensure optimal performance and reliability
• Drive technical architecture decisions and system design, focusing on scalability, reliability, and performance of distributed services
• Lead end-to-end delivery of technical solutions, including design, implementation, and verification using standard software engineering methodologies
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements, conduct design reviews, and ensure successful delivery of solutions
• Develop and maintain robust frameworks, implementing security controls and compliant access patterns
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to improving team practices and standards

A Day in the Life:
Your typical day involves architecting and building robust solutions that power critical business initiatives.

You'll participate in technical design discussions, write and review code, and optimize existing solutions for performance and reliability.

You'll dive deep into production issues, implement solutions that enhance system stability, and build new capabilities into our platforms.

Cross-team collaboration is key, as you'll work closely with various teams to maintain system requirements and optimize workflows.

Work/Life Balance:
We value work-life harmony and offer flexibility in working hours.

While the position involves on-call responsibilities (typically one week every two months), we work to ensure our systems are fault tolerant and continuously improve our infrastructure to minimize disruptions.

Benefits:
Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including:
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Maternity and Parental Leave Options
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) Plan

If you're passionate about solving complex technical challenges at scale and want to make an impact on millions of customers worldwide, we'd love to hear from you.

At Amazon, we value unique backgrounds and experiences, and encourage all qualified candidates to apply, even if you don't meet every qualification perfectly.
Basic Qualifications
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems 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
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers.

If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information.

If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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.

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