Software Development Engineer

Shape Amazon's Future through Innovative Hiring Technology! Join Workforce Solutions and become a key player in Amazon's continued growth and innovation. As part of this dynamic organization, you'll be at the forefront of creating industry-leading interviewer experiences and developing engaging, yet lightweight global recruiting solutions that are critical to Amazon's expansion and the launch of new products and services. In this role, you'll immerse yourself in every facet of the software development lifecycle, from initial design to final deployment and ongoing operations. Your contributions will be integral to crafting robust feature sets, intuitive designs, and user-friendly interfaces that empower Amazonians to excel in recruiting the world's top talent. We're seeking a self-driven professional with strong communication skills who can deliver high-quality results in our fast-paced environment.

Join our Contingencies Tech team within the Employee Onboarding Experience (EOE) organization where you'll contribute to building data domain infrastructure and API primitives that serve as the foundation for automation initiatives across our contingency services. You'll apply your technical problem-solving skills and learn when to apply GenAI versus Agentic AI solutions as you help build modern replacements for legacy third-party systems.

Key job responsibilities
- Use the latest technologies to solve complex problems at scale.
- Deliver solutions that scale in volume and handle the complexity of diverse workflows and country specific rules/regulations.
- Own automation of business processes in a full stack, mostly server-less environment using proven, as well as evolving native AWS services and other technologies to create a friction free user experience.
- Solve the challenging problem of scaling these services to serve hundreds of thousands of Amazonians across the globe in real-time.
- Be a technical innovator that is not afraid to challenge the norms and innovate.
- Execute against project plans and delivery commitments.
- Solve complex business and technical problems by diving deep, collecting data to make well informed decisions, and using sound judgement in the face of insufficient data.
- Work with your team to gather requirements, design, develop, deploy, and operate it across solution pipelines.
- Collaborate on initiatives to develop applications on AWS cloud infrastructure and set best practices for software development processes.
- Develop code, build CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and dashboards for monitoring health of systems and data pipelines.
- Contribute to engineering excellence initiatives for the org.

A day in the life
As a Software Development Engineer, you will design, develop, and test Amazon-scale enterprise business systems serving hundreds of thousands associates worldwide. You will also continuously learn new technologies, the latest industry techniques, and gets to use the newest AWS tools. In addition, you will get to develop new systems, support robust business tools, and integrate with other internal systems within Amazon's world-class operations.

About the team
Workforce Solutions (WS) empowers our customers by providing integrated, people-focused solutions that streamline hiring processes for WW Stores, AWS, Devices, and Talent Acquisition. As stewards of the employee lifecycle and experience, we drive initiatives that promote transparency and efficiency in career mobility, workforce engagement, and operational needs management. We prioritize customer-centricity by tailoring our capabilities and processes to align with their preferences and behaviors. Our approach is to start with the customer's needs and match individuals to the right opportunities through our services.

Basic Qualifications

- 1+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

- 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