Job Information
Amazon Sr. Software Dev Engineer, PXT AtoZ in Seattle, Washington
Description
The People Experience Foundation (PXF) is a global organization that supports Amazon’s mission to become Earth’s best employer by offering our customers technological solutions that are powered by data, machine learning, and smart automation. Led by a human-centered design approach, we build the experiences that over 1 million Amazon employees use daily to manage their employment, grow their career, find the information they need to get their job done, and remain connected to life at Amazon.
Key job responsibilities
The Senior Software Development Engineer in the A to Z team holds a crucial role in leading the design, implementation, and delivery of software solutions in complex and ambiguous environments. As an engineering leader, the SDE will:
Provide guidance and direction to engineers within the A to Z team, while working independently to influence their work.
Be responsible for producing software designs and implementing solutions that will serve as a model for other engineers.
Work to continuously improve and evolve A to Z's software offerings, ensuring that the team remains at the forefront of software development, demonstrating their ability to influence, positively impacting the technical decisions made.
The Sr. SDE thinks in terms of architecture and not just code, and balance combining services to break down large problems into manageable domains, and the Operational Excellence (OE) required to maintain large distributed systems across teams. They influence their team's technical and business strategy, advising and leading their manager and product partners to scope and define the roadmap for the team and organization.
About the team
A to Z Identity owns the user authentication service, enabling our experiences to expand across devices and empower PXF to meet our customers wherever they need our services. We continually seek to improve the customer experience for our services by extending capabilities, optimizing performance, and innovating with architectural and scalability improvements.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Seattle, WA, USA
Basic Qualifications
5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
5+ 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 $151,300/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.