Software Dev Engineer II, Mesa

Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering · Web Development

In short

Amazon Books is seeking a Software Development Engineer II to help build and deploy the technology behind their publishing systems, impacting millions of readers, authors, and publishers. This role involves creating new products and features from scratch, managing ambiguity, and ensuring high quality, security, and scalability in their software.

Responsibilities

Build and deploy the technology that gets every book, audiobook, and digital title in front of readers globally.
Develop publishing systems for Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) from submission to live listings across 15+ marketplaces.
Shape the experience of millions of readers, authors, and publishers.
Use the latest technology to solve complex problems in catalog orchestration, publishing workflows, and reporting.
Create new products, features, and services from scratch.
Ensure the team’s software maintains a high bar with respect to quality, security, architecture, scalability, and operational excellence.
Identify root causes of issues limiting innovation and accelerated delivery.
Display strong technical acumen and ownership.

Requirements

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

Desired Qualifications

3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.

Benefits

Opportunity to make a large impact on the design, architecture, and implementation of products.
High visibility team.
Chance to make a positive impact on customer experience.
Inclusive culture.

#Amazon#Kindle Direct Publishing#KDP#publishing systems#catalog orchestration#publishing workflows#reporting#software development#quality#security#architecture#scalability#operational excellence#technical acumen#ownership#innovative#mission critical#high volume applications

About Amazon

Earth's most customer-centric company

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. We are driven by the excitement of building technologies, inventing products, and providing services that change lives. We embrace new ways of doing things, make decisions quickly, and are not afraid to fail. We have the scope and capabilities of a large company, and the spirit and heart of a small one.\n\nTogether, Amazonians research and develop new technologies from Amazon Web Services to Alexa on behalf of our customers:…

See all open jobs at Amazon Read more about Amazon Website