SDE II Amazon
Seattle, WA

Job Description

Do you want to build the premium shopping experiences for millions of Amazon customers? Do you want to work on performance challenges for providing the best recommendations in less than 200 milliseconds, given millions of customers and millions of products? Are you interested in working on Machine Learning and data science? Amazon has a role or you.

We're looking for an experienced, results-oriented Software Development Engineer capable of building a world class Data management experience for Amazon devices. We own highly scalable and robust services to put the right data at the fingertips of every builder, decision maker, and feature owner. Our services help provide the best customer experience possible for buying Amazon devices and accessories. We focus on taking big data and transforming it into business insights that drive the customers' experience on Amazon and the feature development of Amazon flagship devices.

As an SDE in this group, you will lead and mentor other talented engineers. You will be responsible for building the best customer experience, keeping latency, security, and usability in mind. You will interact with Product Managers and Designers and convert their vision into a technical solution. You will collaborate with other Software Engineers to guide the team on development best practices and set examples by using them in solutions that you build.

This position requires in-depth knowledge of design and development of interactive applications. You should have experience with agile methodologies, working experience with at least one high level or scripting language, and experience building scalable and robust user interfaces. Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (like angular, react, backbone, and node.js) would be a plus. You will own the end-to-end design of major deliverables, working closely with a team of SDEs and Data Engineers to execute them. This is a high visibility and fast-paced environment where you will make a direct impact on the customer experience and the bottom line of the company.