Senior Software Development Engineer (Level 6), BuyX, Amazon - Amazon

Description Are you excited about building sophisticated distributed systems, low latency services, application of advanced machine learning techniques and mining of big data? Are you interested in working on services that are called 1000's of times per second and have latency requirement in the low milliseconds? Do you want to work on services that affect the way our customer buy products and have huge business impact? The BuyX team provides the opportunity to work on these one-of-a-kind problems and we are looking for smart developers to join the existing group of talented engineers in the team. The team owns services that are exercised every time a customer looks at a product on the Amazon site. We process large amounts of data and come up with algorithms that run in real time using sophisticated distributed systems. As an Amazon Senior Software Development Engineer, you will solve unique and complex problems at a rapid pace, utilizing the latest technologies to create solutions that are highly scalable. You will have a huge impact on how customers, including friends and family, engage with Amazon. We are committed to making your work experience as enjoyable as the experiences you'll be creating for our customers. Key job responsibilities As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you are a technical leader for your team and a great mentor. You provide perspective and context for technology choices. You motivate your team to pursue ambiguous situations and rapidly produce prototypes for a bar-raising customer experience. You will participate in the full development cycle, end-to-end, the design, development, implementation, testing and produce comprehensive, usable software documentation of large-scale distributed software applications. Translate functional requirements into robust, scalable, supportable solutions that work well within the overall system architecture. Evaluate and make decisions around the use of new or existing software products and tools. Taking your ideas from inception to deployment, you will apply your software engineering expertise to shape, refine, and redefine our systems. You will come up with new data-driven ways to continuously improve our solutions and to empower business owners to use them. You outline paths from prototype to product. You deeply invest in each colleague's career growth, improving their technical knowledge, and defining your team's operational metrics. About the team https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=louUtOkHEd0 We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Seattle, WA, USA Basic Qualifications - 6+ years of non-internship professional software development experience - 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience - 4+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience - Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team Preferred Qualifications - 5+ 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 committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $134,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.