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Software Development Engineer

Job ID: 594353 | Amazon.com Services, Inc.


DESCRIPTION
Do you want to be a part of building the systems and software that power
Earth's largest e-commerce catalog? How do you design and handle massive
scale of data when you know that none of the "textbook solutions" will
work? Our organization develops the algorithms, systems, and tools to
ensure safety of the selection and maximize their impact on the Amazon
top-line - all the while continuously growing the selection. The
Selection & Curation Systems team is responsible for designing and
developing the tools, systems, and services that help ensure that Amazon
has a profitable and rapidly expanding assortment for our customers.

We're looking for a software engineers who have strong technical design
skills and are able to drive technical design of broad efforts that have
high impact and visibility. This role has a number of opportunities for
cross-boundary ownership and require cross-organizational technical
leadership skills to create seamless technical designs and solutions that
reliably work end-to-end. This role will serve as a great springboard for
your career.

You will have the opportunity to solve challenging technical problems


such as extracting structured data from unstructured content, automatic
data and item classification, fuzzy image comparison, big data
visualization, and data analytics. You will learn about designing and
developing massively distributed systems, big data systems, and web
services while innovating beyond "textbook solutions". Technologies
involved include NoSQL databases, Java, JavaScript, ReactJS, Elastic
Computing, Machine Learning and more.

This is a dream opportunity for engineers who want to create reliable and
scalable solutions that enable Amazon to create the largest and best
possible selection for our customers. Come and help make history as we
take e-Commerce to the 5 billion people on earth who do not have it today
while having fun and learning a lot on the way!

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
· Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field
· Equivalent experience to a Bachelor's degree based on 3 years of work
experience for every 1 year of education
· 4+ years professional experience in software development
· Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, data
structures, algorithms and complexity analysis
· Proficiency in, at least, one modern programming language such as Java,
C, C++, C#, or Perl

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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
· Familiarity with Ruby, Perl, JavaScript, AJAX, XML/XSLT, SOAP, SQL,
Oracle/Berkeley databases, caching technologies, web protocols, Web
services technologies a strong plus.
· Proficiency in HTML, Javascript, CSS and general Web 2.0 techniques
· Experience taking a leading role in building complex software systems
that have been successfully delivered to customers
· Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best
practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding
standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes,
testing, and operations
· Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and
senior management to collect requirements, describe software product
features, technical designs, and product strategy
· Experience influencing software engineers best practices within your
team
· Hands-on expertise in many disparate technologies, typically ranging
from front-end user interfaces through to back-end systems and all points
in between
· Knowledge of Linux/Unix and scripting on Perl/Ruby.
· Experience in Ruby on Rails, Google Django, relational database or
Cloud storage services
· Experience developing AJAX interfaces with AJAX libraries and
frameworks (e.g. JQuery, DOJO etc.)
Amazon is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority /
Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation

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