Software Dev Eng. II, Worldwide Stores Accessibility

Amazon • Seattle, WA

54d

About The Position

Are you interested in inventing experiences that equalize the way customers
discover and purchase products? Do you have a passion for raising the bar for
disability inclusion? Do you want to build and launch features on the Amazon
retail app and site? If so, we have the opportunity for you. We are the World
Wide Stores Accessibility team and we are on a mission to make Amazon the most
loved shopping destination for our customers with disabilities. We are seeking a
highly skilled and passionate, full-stack engineer to join our team.

As an SDE in our team, you will play a key role in shaping the future of online
shopping. We’re committed to exploring new ideas, quickly adapting based on
customer feedback, and continuously improving our approach. You will work on
projects aimed at enhancing the shopping experience for Amazon customers using
assistive technology. This role involves understanding our store’s front-end
architecture and applying innovative methods to make shopping easier and more
accessible. In this role, you’ll work closely with Product Managers, Front-End
Engineers, and UX Designers to develop solutions that are not only effective but
also user-friendly. If you’re interested in tackling new challenges and are
excited about the opportunity to build accessible, efficient products that stand
out for their quality and user experience, we encourage you to apply for this
position.

We are looking for an independent, creative, customer-obsessed & flexible Full
Stack Software Development Engineer. In addition to being able to work across
web/desktop and mobile you need to have an experimental mindset. We seek someone
who loves learning, seeks out new challenges, and can design and write reliable,
maintainable, and high-performance code in a highly collaborative environment.

We are the Worldwide Stores accessibility team. Our vision is to ensure every
Amazon customer can achieve their goals with equivalent efficiency. We invent
and scale solutions to empower customers with disabilities and simplify the way
builders deliver experiences that are born accessible. We are committed to
enhancing accessibility across Amazon’s services and believe that equal access
is non-negotiable. We use metrics to help leaders understand the accessibility
of their services; surface risk to ensure leaders are prepared to meet
accessibility regulations worldwide; and provide frameworks to help leaders
prioritize the needs of CWD in relation to the needs of their business.

Requirements

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Nice To Haves

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Experience with Android, iOS or other mobile application development or testing
• Knowledge of mobile and web design patterns and accessibility standards

Responsibilities

• play a key role in shaping the future of online shopping
• committed to exploring new ideas, quickly adapting based on customer feedback, and continuously improving our approach
• work on projects aimed at enhancing the shopping experience for Amazon customers using assistive technology
• understanding our store’s front-end architecture and applying innovative methods to make shopping easier and more accessible
• work closely with Product Managers, Front-End Engineers, and UX Designers to develop solutions that are not only effective but also user-friendly
• build accessible, efficient products that stand out for their quality and user experience

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level