Software Development Engineer, Amazon

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Experience in professional, non-internship software development
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design

Desirable

• The Marketing Tech Hub team will oversee the architecture, design and development of new digital marketing systems and features, which will give you the opportunity to work with a wide range of customer facing technologies (including tier-1 services) and collaborate with other technical teams
• There is a large R&D component to our work, and strong engineering skills together with sound business understanding and an appetite for innovation are highly valued
• Software Development Engineers will be responsible for design, development, delivery and support of large-scale, multi-tiered, distributed software applications and tools
• This job requires you to hit the ground running and your ability to learn quickly and work on disparate and overlapping tasks that will define your success
• You will be working closely with the business partners, software development engineers, Applied Scientists, Business Intelligence Engineers, and Product Managers to build new customer-facing marketing experiences in a fast paced environment
• You will work with a team of smart engineers with the startup mindset to build large-scale, distributed systems and build solutions that will enhance the shopping journey of Amazon’s customers in the most scalable ways
• You will regularly be involved in design reviews and code reviews. You will also be working on the operational excellence of the services owned by your team, including continuously improving the performance of applications
• You will learn a variety of technologies (including AWS) and mobile development processes, and develop well-rounded skills such as dealing with ambiguity, leadership and effective project management
• You will be a customer advocate and contribute towards ensuring a great customer experience for our product. You’ll work full-stack with primarily focus on middle ware and backend services
• Architect, design and build large-scale digital marketing optimisation systems that power Amazon websites
• Own the delivery of end-to-end, full stack solutions
• Make sound engineering decisions and improve software development practices
• Build analytics platforms to process large volumes of traffic data, trends in marketing signals, and other key metrics
• Build experimentation frameworks to drive continuous testing new marketing experiences
• Contribute to the team’s technical vision and roadmap

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.