Software Development Engineer, Amazon
Early Careers
$129-141.9k
Salary dependent on location
The largest online retailer and technology provider
Be an early applicant
The largest online retailer and technology provider
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$129-141.9k
Salary dependent on location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be Earth's most customer-centric company.
Role
Who you are
- If you’re a dedicated problem solver, this is the role for you
- Identifying and overcoming challenges is at the heart of everything you do; whether it’s looking ahead to our listeners problems, or analyzing every inefficiency, you thrive when you strive for perfection
- We look for people who take responsibility, who feel the pride in a job well done and see every failure as an opportunity to learn
- With a knowledgeable team around you, and opportunities to challenge yourself, it’s a perfect environment to develop and apply your new skills
- Experience with at least one general-purpose programming language such as Java, Python, C++, C#, Go, Rust, or TypeScript
- Experience with data structure implementation, basic algorithm development, and/or object-oriented design principles
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related STEM fields OR completed a Bachelor's or Graduate degree in specified fields
- Must be 18 years of age or older
Desirable
- Experience from previous technical internship(s) or demonstrated project experience
- Experience with one or more of the following: AI tools for development productivity, Cloud platforms (preferably AWS), Database systems (SQL and NoSQL), Contributing to open-source projects, Version control systems, Debugging and troubleshooting complex systems
- Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to new technologies quickly
- Basic understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC)
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
What the job involves
- As a Software Development Engineer, it’s up to you to define, design and refine the tech that keeps us one step ahead of listeners
- Anticipate
- Innovate
- Bring challenging ideas and we’ll support you with the latest tech, tools, and systems that you need to succeed
- We pride ourselves on our ability to imagine and invent solutions to problems of the future
- You’ll be essential in this forward-thinking approach to development
- Together with the team, you’ll build and maintain our platform to bring thousands of stories to millions of listeners and unleash the power of the human voice
- Develop, test, and maintain software components and applications for the world's largest audiobook creator and provider
- Identify and resolve software defects through code review, log analysis, metrics examination, debugging, and other troubleshooting methods
- Write maintainable and scalable code for software components as part of an agile engineering team
- Collaborate with stakeholders to envision, design, develop, test, and launch customer-centric software that inspires and impacts users
- Apply computer science, engineering, and analysis principles to solve moderate-scale problems
- Continuously enhance testability, operational excellence (OE), and documentation for owned software components
- Handle data classification, storage, and management in accordance with company policies
- Participate in the interview process and provide mentorship to fellow engineers
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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