Software Development Engineer II, Amazon

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000

Job description

Software Development Engineer II, Amazon

Team: EasyShip, Amazon.in (Central Seller Fulfilment)
Location: Gurgaon, HR, India

At Amazon, we hire the best minds in technology to innovate and build on behalf of our customers. The focus we have on our customers is why we are one of the world’s most beloved brands – customer obsession is part of our company DNA. Our Software Development Engineers (SDEs) use technology to solve complex problems and get to see the impact of their work first-hand. The challenges SDEs solve for at Amazon are big and influence millions of customers, sellers, and products around the world. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about creating new products, features, and services from scratch while managing ambiguity and the pace of a company where development cycles are measured in weeks, not years. If this sounds interesting to you, apply and come chart your own path at Amazon.
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Key job responsibilities
As a Software Development Engineer (SDE II) within the EasyShip team, you will delve into a distributed service-oriented architecture, harnessing state-of-the-art technologies like AWS, Native iOS, Android, React JS, and others. Your responsibilities encompass creating and implementing fresh system capabilities capable of scaling across multiple marketplaces. You will maintain a comprehensive perspective on software architecture, guiding you through the entire software development journey, from evaluating product requirements to transforming them into actionable engineering tasks.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team, including Software Development Engineers (SDEs), Product Managers (PMs), Technical Program Managers (TPMs), and Software Development Managers (SDMs) to craft and deliver top-notch technology solutions.
2. Plan, execute, evaluate, deploy, and uphold inventive software solutions that boost service efficiency, resilience, cost-efficiency, and security.
3. Meticulously document your software for the benefit of future developers, ensuring a clear understanding of the features and components you create.
4. Apply best practices in software engineering to maintain the quality of team deliverables at a high standard.
5. Actively engage in defect resolution by identifying root causes and delivering comprehensive solutions.
6. Contribute to the advancement of operational excellence within a rapidly expanding technology stack.
7. Take charge of problem-solving, propose effective solutions, and ensure a seamless handover to the relevant stakeholders.
8. Engage in discussions regarding design, project scope, and prioritization within the team.
9. Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, innovation initiatives, and potentially contribute to patent filings.
10. Play an essential role in the interview process and actively support team training and peer mentorship.
11. Evaluate key performance metrics and actively participate in shaping the evolution of our tech product.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 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

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Posted: May 21, 2024 (Updated 7 minutes ago)