Software Development Engineer, External Fulfillment

Amazon • Austin, TX

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About The Position

The Software Development Engineer (SDE) role in Amazon Fulfillment Technology (AFT) focuses on building scalable and innovative solutions for external fulfillment. The position involves tackling architectural challenges related to managing large volumes of constantly changing data and developing systems that support millions of business operations daily. The SDE will work on creating high-performance, test-driven code while mentoring junior engineers and contributing to system design and process documentation.

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.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop creative solutions to complex engineering problems.
• Effectively mentor junior engineers, helping to maintain appropriate unit test coverage, code documentation, software structure and support.
• Own and deliver end to end key initiatives, maintaining effective communication with management and stakeholders.
• Identify, evaluate and suggest mitigation strategies for risks during design.
• Contribute to system design, process and development standards documentation.
• Deliver high quality code on time as part of a cross-functional team.
• Contribute to team discussions around system component design, improvement and integration.
• Design and develop high performance, test-driven code.
• Work with and maintain a large existing code base as well as new components; maintaining production code and contributing to deployment and QA processes.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Maternity and Parental Leave Options
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) Plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree