Description

This requisition is for graduates of Amazon Technical Academy authorized training programs.

Are you ready to start your technical career at Amazon? By joining a team as a Software Development Engineer (SDE), you’ll have the opportunity to help innovate on behalf of Amazon customers every day. In this role you’ll solve business challenges through technology solutions, build cutting-edge services, and work on industry-defining projects. The knowledge you’ve gained through Amazon Technical Academy’s curriculum has prepared you to step in to an exciting new challenge and influence millions of customers, sellers, and products around the world.

Amazon Software Development Engineers should be passionate about creating new products, features, and services from scratch while managing ambiguity moving at the pace of a company where development cycles are typically weeks, not years. SDEs are found throughout most organizations within Amazon. This means you would work anywhere from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Alexa to the technology teams that support the World-Wide Operations Network.

Under the supervision of senior developers, you’ll get to learn, grow, and work as a team to:

• Collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to design and bring innovative products and services to market.

• Design and build innovative technologies in distributed computing environment in partnership with senior developers.

• Create solutions to run predictions on distributed systems with exposure to innovative technologies.

• Support with building distributed storage, index, and query systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, low cost, and easy to manage/use.

• Design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.

• Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software.

Locations for all SDE-I roles:

By applying to this position your application will be considered for all locations we hire for in the United States. This includes, but is not limited to:

• AZ (Phoenix, Tempe)

• CA (Berkeley, Culver City, Cupertino, East Palo Alto, Irvine, Los Angeles, Manhattan Beach, Palo Alto, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Santa Monica, Sunnyvale)

• CO (Boulder, Denver)

• GA (Atlanta, Kennesaw)

• IL (Chicago)

• MA (Boston, Cambridge, Hudson, North Reading, Westborough)

• MD (Baltimore)

• MI (Detroit)

• MN (Minneapolis)

• NJ (Jersey City)

• NY (New York)

• OR (Portland)

• PA (Philadelphia, Pittsburgh)

• TN (Nashville)

• TX (Austin, Dallas)

• VA (Arlington, Herndon)

• WI (Madison)

• WA (Bellevue, Seattle, Redmond)

*Locations are subject to change. *

Basic Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED

• Completed or on track to complete an Amazon Technical Academy approved training program

• Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C#, including object-oriented design

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis

• Experience developing on Unix/Linux

• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices

• Strong focus on clean code and robust design

• Strong problem solving, debugging and troubleshooting skills

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

The pay for this position in Colorado is $123,500. Pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A sign-on payment and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Applicants should apply via Amazon's internal or external careers site.

The pay for this position in Jersey City is $123,500/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A sign-on bonus and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. This information is provided per the Pay Transparency Regulation of Jersey City Municipal Code. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via Amazon's internal or external careers site.

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 $99,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $200,000/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.