Software Development Engineer III, Amazon Now

Amazon is building India's Quick Commerce offering, delivering everyday essentials to customers in minutes. We are building world-class technology that powers store launches at scale, curates hyper-local selection, and drives seamless operations across our partner network.

We are looking for an experienced Software Development Engineer to own and drive the architecture of systems powering store operations and partner experiences. This is a high-impact role where you will design and build systems that directly fuel Amazon's Quick Commerce expansion in India.

Key job responsibilities
•Own the end-to-end architecture and technical strategy for store launches, enabling rapid onboarding of new partner stores across cities at speed and scale
•Design and build catalog and selection management systems — curating city-specific assortments, managing per-store catalogs, and simplifying the seller experience for listing new items
•Architect and deliver inventory management, picking, staging, and store operations workflows
•Lead architecture decisions for systems that must scale reliably across hundreds of stores while maintaining low operational latencies
•Mentor and coach other engineers, drive adoption of engineering best practices, and raise the technical bar across the team
•Partner closely with product, operations, and business teams to translate complex business problems into technical solutions
•Establish and champion operational excellence (CI/CD, monitoring, on-call), lead design reviews, and ensure a high quality bar for all deliverables

A day in the life

In this role, you will review operational metrics to ensure system health across live stores, unblock engineers on technical challenges, and dive deep into system designs — evaluating trade-offs and simplifying complexity. You will lead design reviews, mentor engineers on architecture patterns, and oversee deployment plans for features going live across multiple cities — ensuring rollback strategies, monitoring, and alarms are in place.


About the team
About the Team
Our team builds the technology that powers how partner stores operate — from the moment a store goes live, to how selection is curated, to how every order is picked and staged for delivery. We work at the intersection of technology and physical retail, solving complex problems in real-time inventory management, store automation, and partner enablement. Our work directly impacts millions of customers who rely on us for their everyday essentials delivered in minutes.

We embrace our differences and are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have employee-led affinity groups reaching thousands of employees globally. We are dedicated to supporting new members through mentorship and knowledge sharing, and we strive to assign opportunities that help each team member develop into a well-rounded contributor.

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 contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

- 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience

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