Software Development Engineer, Tax Engine

Job summary

The engineer will design, develop, and maintain core services for Amazon's global tax calculation platform. They are responsible for ensuring high-performance, accurate tax calculations and maintaining audit records for mission-critical systems.

Job details

Would you like to work on one of the world's largest transactional distributed systems? How about working with customers and peers from the entire range of Amazon's business on cool new features? Whether you're passionate about building highly scalable and reliable systems or a software developer who likes to solve business problems, Amazon Tax Platform Services is the place for you. We are responsible for the tax calculation platform, providing the core services that calculate taxes (sales tax and VAT) for all Amazon sales, physical and digital, globally. We thrive on providing the correct tax amounts to the customer at order time, and make sure audit records are stored safely to meet tax law requirements around the globe. Our team stays on top of the complex and ever-changing global tax rates and laws as well as computing calculations correctly and quickly, thousands of times a second, and each one needs to be right. We are looking for software engineers who thrive on complex problems to operate complex and mission-critical systems under high loads. Our systems manage hundreds of millions of records, and respond to millions of service requests per minute. The successful candidate is expected to contribute to all parts of the software development and deployment lifecycle, including design, development, documentation, testing and operations. They must possess strong verbal and written communication skills, be self-driven and deliver high quality results in our Java, Linux and AWS-based environment. 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 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 [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. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status. CAN, BC, Vancouver - 114,800.00 - 191,800.00 CAD annually

What you’ll do

The engineer will design, develop, and maintain core services for Amazon's global tax calculation platform. They are responsible for ensuring high-performance, accurate tax calculations and maintaining audit records for mission-critical systems.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 3 years of professional software development experience and 2 years of experience in system design or architecture. Proficiency in Java, Linux, and AWS environments is required, along with strong communication skills.

Benefits

• Health insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Prescription insurance • Basic life insurance • AD&D insurance • Registered retirement savings plan • Deferred profit sharing plan • Paid time off

Listed skills

• Problem solving · Preferred
• Reliability · Preferred
• Amazon Web Services · Preferred
• Linux · Preferred
• Java · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Java
• Linux
• AWS
• Distributed systems
• Software design
• System architecture
• Scalability
• Reliability
• Software development lifecycle
• Code reviews
• Source control management
• Testing
• Operations
• Problem solving
• Communication skills
• Business Problems
• Time Off Management
• Java (Programming Language)
• Amazon Web Services
• Software Development
• Architectural Design
• Auditing
• Building Codes
• Calculations
• Version Control
• Code Review
• Communication
• Computer Science
• Software Development Life Cycle
• Sales
• Sales Tax
• Medical Prescription
• Restricted Stock
• Software Engineering
• Tax Laws

Job areas

• Software
• Technology
• Engineering
• Finance & Accounting
• Software Development Engineer
• Software Developer / Engineer
• Software Developers