Software Development Engineer, Selling Partner Promotions

Amazon • Tempe, AZ

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About The Position

Want to build systems that enable Selling Partners to grow their business and
delight Amazon customers? As a Software Development Engineer (SDE) II in the
Selling Partners Promotions organization, you will build new user experiences
that allow both external and internal users to create and manage their Deals.

Come join us as we build the new architecture that unifies 3rd Party promotions
sourcing and build rich, easy to use experiences using modern front end and back
end technologies and design principles. Ideally, you are a self-starter with a
passion for technology, enthusiasm for collaboration, and desire to learn and be
curious. You will be part of a wider organization that has well-defined
processes (Quarterly Planning, Office Hours, Feature Intake, etc) in place to
help minimize churn so our engineers can focus on what they do best - building
systems at scale for our Selling Partners and our customers.

The software you will be responsible for will require a breadth of technical
development knowledge (E.g., distributed real-time, schedulers, data
orchestration, frontend). Daily work will involve interacting with engineers,
product stakeholders and managers, working on creative algorithms, building
large-scale systems, and mentoring and guiding junior engineers.

We are a team of fun loving people who are passionate about technologies and
intentional about attracting, developing, and retaining amazing talent from
diverse backgrounds. Yes we do get to build a really cool applications, but we
also think a big reason for that is the inclusive and welcoming culture we try
to cultivate every day. We’re looking for a new teammate who is enthusiastic,
empathetic, curious, motivated, reliable, and able to work effectively with a
diverse team of peers; someone who will help us amplify the positive & inclusive
team culture we’ve been building.

Requirements

• 2+ 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
• Successful candidates will have a broad array of experiences, exceptional design skills, an excellent ability to solve problems, good communication skills, a desire to be a key technical contributor, a consistent track record of delivery, and who can prioritize well
• The promotions sourcing business requires creative engineering balanced with high quality and customer focus.

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 building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
• Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
• Usage of generative AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency, with a willingness to learn effective prompting and evaluation practices.
• Ability to recognize opportunities where generative AI could enhance products, workflows, or customer experiences.

Responsibilities

• Drive the architecture and technology choices that enable a world-class experience
• Utilize various metrics sources to deliver rapid iterations of software features
• Solve difficult problems with elegant and practical code
• Develop solutions to solve complex problems
• Raise the bar on quality, consistency, maintainability, efficiency, security and all the other things that make great software
• Be a champion for the user: Create functional and engaging features, and ensure their needs always come first
• Mentor & grow engineers across the team, leading by example and insisting on high standards
• Responsibilities include, coding, design documentation, process and quality of service improvements.

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

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