Amazon Corporate LLC for Software Development Engineer in Test at Seattle, WA

Software Development Engineer Job Description at Amazon

A Software Development Engineer (SDE) at Amazon plays a critical role in shaping new technology and building products that reach millions of users worldwide. Within Amazon’s New Products division, engineers work in a fast-moving, startup-like environment focused on innovation. The team explores new ideas, defines product strategies, and turns concepts into real services that expand Amazon’s growing ecosystem of digital solutions.

In this role, engineers take ownership of projects from start to finish. That includes collaborating with business teams to define product goals, designing system architecture, writing the code that powers the product, and tracking performance after launch. Software Development Engineers often work closely with senior leadership while partnering with other developers to build scalable, customer-focused systems that can support massive user demand.

The development process relies heavily on modern engineering practices. Teams use the latest front-end, back-end, and mobile technologies to build reliable software while following agile development principles. Automated testing, continuous integration, and test-driven development ensure that each feature performs reliably at scale. These practices help engineers deliver new functionality quickly while maintaining the performance and stability expected from large global platforms.

Strong technical ability sits at the heart of the job. Candidates typically need hands-on coding experience in Java, C++, or similar programming languages, along with the ability to analyze complex system architectures. Engineers spend a significant portion of their time designing and writing code, often working both independently and in collaboration with other specialists. With a blend of technical depth, teamwork, and innovation, the Software Development Engineer role remains one of the driving forces behind Amazon’s constant reinvention.

Basic Qualifications of Software Development Engineer:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, or 4+ year relevant work experience
• 2+ years of professional experience in software development or experience working in QA, developing automated tests for web-based products.
• Fundamentals in object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem-solving, and complexity analysis
• Proficiency in, at least, one modern programming language such as Java, Ruby, C, C++ and an understanding of SQL

Software Development Engineer Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of modern best practices for professional software development including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Demonstrated ability to identify real-world user problems and build technology solutions to solve them
• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe software product features, and technical designs
• Experience working with RDBMS including MySQL or Oracle
• Experience working with service-oriented architectures, Spring, Hibernate, Memcached, or similar technologies
• Experience with Ruby, Rails, and rapid web development
• Experience with Amazon Web Services
• Experience with and administration knowledge of Unix/Linux-based systems
• Familiarity with mobile development for iPhone, Android, and mobile web
• Exhibits strong leadership qualities including excellent judgment, relentlessly high standards, can dive deep and remain in touch with business details, drives innovation in their teams, invokes passion in others, can think big, and delivers results

In joining our team, you’ll enjoy a competitive salary, excellent benefits, a creative and collaborative work environment, and the exciting opportunity to be part of a fast-paced and growing technology company.

Amazon is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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