System Development Engineer, Amazon
Enterprise Engineering
The largest online retailer and technology provider
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The largest online retailer and technology provider
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be Earth's most customer-centric company.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, engineering or a related technical field
- Knowledge of at least one programming language such as Java, C#, JavaScript, Python, Ruby or Perl
- Experience designing and building large-scale systems in a multi-tiered, distributed environment (Service Oriented Architecture)
- Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems, or experience in technical support
- Experience with version control systems and CI/CD pipeline implementation
- 3+ years of experience in software development, systems engineering, or a related role
Desirable
- Experience building frontend applications using modern frameworks such as React
- Understanding of UI/UX principles and experience working on user-facing systems or management consoles
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS
- Experience building infrastructure automation using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (metrics, logging, tracing)
- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience working in high-scale, customer-facing production environments
- Ability to influence system design and drive best practices across teams
What the job involves
- We are seeking a System Development Engineer to join our team developing a platform for third-party SaaS deployment and lifecycle management at enterprise scale
- We enable Amazonions to securely integrate, manage and govern a wide range of third-party SaaS applications through a centralized, no-code control plane. We power large-scale operations across user lifecycle management, access control, usage tracking, and compliance
- You will work on systems that handle high volumes of enterprise workflows, enabling automated provisioning, access management, license optimization and auditability. The platform is designed with a strong focus on security, scalability, and operational efficiency
- In addition to backend systems, this role also involves contributing to UX/UI development, requiring familiarity with modern frontend technologies and an eye for building intuitive user experiences
- This is a high-impact role where you will build distributed systems, drive automation, and shape the future of enterprise SaaS management
- Design and build scalable, fault-tolerant storage, indexing, and query systems for configuration, access management, and usage tracking
- Develop automation systems to enable proactive governance of third-party SaaS applications, including lifecycle management and license optimization
- Build and enhance self-service capabilities that allow teams to configure workflows and integrations with minimal engineering dependency
- Contribute to the development of frontend UI, including implementing new features, improving usability, and supporting integration workflows
- Own production systems end-to-end, including participating in on-call rotations and driving root cause analysis for incidents
- Mentor engineers and contribute to hiring and technical best practices within the team
- A day in the life:
- In this role, you will collaborate with engineers, product teams, and stakeholders to design and build scalable systems that power enterprise SaaS lifecycle management
- A typical day may include designing distributed backend systems, developing automation to eliminate manual processes, and improving system reliability. You may also work on enhancing the platform’s user interface—adding new features, refining workflows, and improving the overall user experience for teams managing SaaS integrations
- You will balance hands-on coding across both backend and frontend components, along with system design and operational ownership
Our take
Amazon is the world's largest online retailer, and is well-known for its disruption of well-established industries. The company is present in numerous verticals, including cloud computing with Amazon Web Services, AI with its range of Alexa devices and a global marketplace more commonly referred to as 'the everything store'. Acquisitions include Ring, Twitch, Whole Foods Market, and IMDb.
More recently, Amazon has been focused on leading the "third wave in digital advertising". Many businesses are now shifting ad dollars to retailers, which before would have been spent with online media platforms. Amazon's seen great success in the space, with its revenue from advertising now higher than its Amazon Prime membership scheme, audiobooks and digital music combined. This growth is particularly impressive considering its digital ad rivals (like Snap, Alphabet, and Meta) have suffered declines due to wider macroeconomic factors and Apple's iOS privacy changes.
Despite its dominant market position, Amazon will continue to be challenged over the next decade, including sustaining AWS's cloud dominance in the face of Google and Microsoft. On top of this, the company's e-commerce division is facing profitability problems despite its 2023 post-IPO debt funding of 8 billion. It will need to find new ways to stay above their competitors.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
South Lake Union, Seattle, WA
Leadership
Jeff Bezos
(Founder & Executive Chairman)Jeff is an American business magnate, media proprietor, and investor. As well as founding Amazon, Jeff founded Blue Origin, an aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services company and also owns The Washington Post.
Andy Jassy
(President & CEO)Joined Amazon as a Marketing Manager in 1997. Developed AWS with Jeff Bezos, and became CEO of Amazon in 2021.
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