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Amazon Software Engineer, Translation Services in Seattle, Washington
Description
Translation Services seeks a passionate Software Development Engineer to drive innovations in translation to reach every Amazon customer in their own language.
Key job responsibilities
Are you passionate about creating high-performance, large-scale language translation services to support Amazon's current and future growth? Do you thrive in environments where you can lead innovation? If so, we're seeking a software engineer to join the Translation Services (TS) team.
TS provides technology solutions and services that deliver quality translations at the lowest possible cost for Amazon businesses. As a Software Development Engineer, you'll help drive efforts to build translations solutions at Amazon scale with 100% translations coverage, eventually making translations a no-op for developers so that they can focus on business logic and application building.
We're seeking a self-starting individual comfortable with ambiguity, possessing strong attention to detail, and dedicated to ensuring that secondary language experiences match the excellence of primary language experiences, even at Amazon's vast scale.
About the team
We have nine talented engineering teams with five based in Seattle, WA and a great office space where we collaborate.
Our vision: Language will not stand in the way of anyone on earth using Amazon products and services.
Our mission: We are the enablers and guardians of translation for Amazon's customers. We do this by offering hands-off-the-wheel service to all Amazon teams, optimizing translation quality and speed at the lowest cost possible.
Basic Qualifications
3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience programming with at least one software programming language
Preferred Qualifications
3+ 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 $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.
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