Software Development Engineer

Are you passionate about enabling millions of customers to buy anything, anywhere, anytime? The Amazon ordering team works with large-scale distributed systems and orchestrates the entire retail ordering workflow. We need strong Software Development Engineers to dive deep into abstract problems and design innovative solutions for current and future challenges.

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SDEs at Amazon own systems end to end and influence technology impacting hundreds of millions of customers worldwide. You’ll design flexible, scalable solutions and tackle complex problems in large-scale computing using data structures , algorithms , and object-oriented programming .

About the role : Software Development Engineer

You will design, implement, and operate services in the eCommerce services group, working on real-world problems at global scale. Expect to work across core languages and technologies, and to continuously improve platform readiness for growth.

This position calls for engineers who dive deep , think long-term, and build for reliability and scaling. You’ll collaborate closely with peers to ensure high-quality code, rigorous reviews, and robust operational excellence.

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Benefits and Salary

The base salary for this position ranges from $114,800 – $191,800 per year . Total compensation may include equity, sign-on payments, and a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits. (Compensation is based on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.)

Job Type : Software Development (Full-Time)

Job ID : 3038997

Pay Range : $114,800 – $191,800 (based on experience, skills, and knowledge)

Requirements / Skills

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years designing or architecting new / existing systems (patterns, reliability, scaling)
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language
• Preferred : 3+ years across the full SDLC (coding standards, reviews, source control, builds, testing, operations)
• Preferred : Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

How to Apply

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Show measurable impact : Highlight how you designed or scaled distributed systems, improved reliability, or reduced latency. Use metrics to illustrate performance gains or cost savings.

Demonstrate deep technical ownership : Provide examples of end-to-end ownership—design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operations. Mention code reviews, build pipelines, and on-call learnings.

Emphasize core CS fundamentals : Reference complex problems solved with data structures, algorithms, and OOP. Tie these fundamentals to real-world scenarios in large-scale, customer-facing environments.

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