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Description

Let's fundamentally change the way millions of people shop online. ...and let's use your code to do it! Amazon Custom continues to break new ground in large-scale product customization experiences world-wide. We make products configurable and customizable so that people can create exactly what they want. As innovators in this space, we deliver new user patterns for shopping, new Services for managing and distributing product data, and new data types to integrate these together. We are looking for a Software Developer who wants to innovate with us, taking ownership and driving a new customer journey through the configurable shopping experience. The ideal candidate for this space should have a strong sense of ownership and some leadership experience delivering creative solutions for complex problems in large systems. You need a strong customer focus coupled with a passion for continuous, data driven improvements. This job requires a commitment to teamwork, agility, strong communication skills and being comfortable crossing org boundaries to get things done. Working in this scalable and high performance system requires exceptional technical expertise and a sound understanding of the fundamentals of Computer Science and large-scale distributed systems.

Key job responsibilities

The candidate must:

• Operate full-stack, across front-end and back-end codebases;

• Own interfaces between the distinct phases of the product purchasing pipeline;

• Lead the software development lifecycle on one or multiple simultaneous projects;

• Enter a periodic on-call rotation to address live-site issues;

• Continually improve the operational excellence of the software, and the efficiency of the processes and mechanisms used by the team.

About the team

Amazon Custom develops and maintains a framework for providing the capability to buy and sell personalized, customized, or configurable products and services worldwide.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

• 1+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

• Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence

• 2+ years of programming using a modern programming language such as Java, C++, or C#, including object-oriented design experience

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

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

• Experience with JavaScript; middleware concepts including SOA and dependency injection; AWS technologies including serverless architecture; software development methodologies including Agile and/or Scrum.

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 $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/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.