Amazon
Posted 3mo ago

Software Development Engineer, Special Projects

Amazon
Seattle, Washington, United States
$144k-$194k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities
  • design pipelines
  • build systems
  • collaborate teams
Requirements
  • 3+ years software development
  • 2+ years design/architecture
  • 1+ year distributed systems
  • Proficiency in C#, C++, Java, or Perl
  • OO design
  • 3+ years SDLC
  • Bachelor's in CS or equivalent (preferred)
Technical tools mentioned
C#C++JavaPerlObject-Oriented DesignCI/CDMonitoringDistributed Systems

Job description

Description

Innovators wanted! Are you an entrepreneur? A builder? A dreamer? This role is part of an Amazon Special Projects team that takes the company's Think Big leadership principle to the next level. We focus on creating entirely new biotechnology products and services with a goal of positively impacting the lives of our customers. If you're interested in innovating at scale to address big challenges in the world, this is the team for you.

As a Software Development Engineer, you will work with a unique and gifted team developing exciting products for consumers and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Our team rewards intellectual curiosity while maintaining a laser-focus in bringing products to market. Competitive candidates are responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, startup-like environment. You'll have the opportunity to work alongside some of the most talented scientists, engineers, and product managers to build innovative, customer-facing solutions.

Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have thirteen employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We are constantly learning through programs that are local, regional, and global. Amazon's culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Our team highly values work-life balance, mentorship and career growth. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects and offer training that will challenge you to become your best.

Key job responsibilities
- Design & Build scalable data-processing pipelines for TBs scale
- Collaborate closely with research, machine learning and automation teams to develop new and support existing products
- Experiment and shape the future of the biotech industry
- Implement engineering excellence mechanisms like CI/CD pipelines, alarming and monitoring solutions, raise the bar on security and systems resilience

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
- 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
- 1+ years of Object Oriented Design 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

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.



USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

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