About the role
Who you are
- 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
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Master's degree in computer science or equivalent
What the job involves
- Amazon Transparency is tackling a $1.7 trillion global retail industry challenge: preventing supply chain defects including counterfeit products across all retail channels. Our vision is to establish the industry standard for global, retail-agnostic track and trace capabilities that scale beyond Amazon's ecosystem
- Define technical direction: Lead architectural decisions for complex, distributed systems that operate at Amazon scale, balancing innovation with operational excellence
- Drive end-to-end ownership: Take full ownership of services from design through implementation, deployment, and ongoing operations
- Solve ambiguous problems: Navigate complex technical and business challenges with limited guidance, breaking down large problems into executable solutions
- Influence product strategy: Partner closely with product managers and senior engineers to shape customer experiences and business outcomes based on technical feasibility and system constraints
- Mentor and elevate: Raise the technical bar for the team through code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing
- Balance speed and quality: Deliver rapidly while building robust, scalable solutions that minimize future re-engineering
- Design and implement complex, scalable software systems and robust APIs
- Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and establish best practices
- Make architectural trade-offs balancing business needs and technical constraints
- Ensure system reliability, security, and scalability in production
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on requirements and roadmap execution
- Troubleshoot performance issues and participate in on-call rotations
- Anticipate bottlenecks and provide escalation management
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About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. We are driven by the excitement of building technologies, inventing products, and providing services that change lives. We embrace new ways of doing things, make decisions quickly, and are not afraid to fail. We have the scope and capabilities of a large company, and the spirit and heart of a small one.
Together, Amazonians research and develop new technologies from Amazon Web Services to Alexa on behalf of our customers: shoppers, sellers, content creators, and developers around the world.
Our mission is to be Earth's most customer-centric company. Our actions, goals, projects, programs, and inventions begin and end with the customer top of mind.
You'll also hear us say that at Amazon, it's always "Day 1." What do we mean? That our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon's very first day - to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and focus on delighting our customers.
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About the role
Who you are
- 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
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Master's degree in computer science or equivalent
What the job involves
- Amazon Transparency is tackling a $1.7 trillion global retail industry challenge: preventing supply chain defects including counterfeit products across all retail channels. Our vision is to establish the industry standard for global, retail-agnostic track and trace capabilities that scale beyond Amazon's ecosystem
- Define technical direction: Lead architectural decisions for complex, distributed systems that operate at Amazon scale, balancing innovation with operational excellence
- Drive end-to-end ownership: Take full ownership of services from design through implementation, deployment, and ongoing operations
- Solve ambiguous problems: Navigate complex technical and business challenges with limited guidance, breaking down large problems into executable solutions
- Influence product strategy: Partner closely with product managers and senior engineers to shape customer experiences and business outcomes based on technical feasibility and system constraints
- Mentor and elevate: Raise the technical bar for the team through code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing
- Balance speed and quality: Deliver rapidly while building robust, scalable solutions that minimize future re-engineering
- Design and implement complex, scalable software systems and robust APIs
- Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and establish best practices
- Make architectural trade-offs balancing business needs and technical constraints
- Ensure system reliability, security, and scalability in production
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on requirements and roadmap execution
- Troubleshoot performance issues and participate in on-call rotations
- Anticipate bottlenecks and provide escalation management
Not the right fit? Search for Software Development Engineer jobs in Vancouver
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. We are driven by the excitement of building technologies, inventing products, and providing services that change lives. We embrace new ways of doing things, make decisions quickly, and are not afraid to fail. We have the scope and capabilities of a large company, and the spirit and heart of a small one.
Together, Amazonians research and develop new technologies from Amazon Web Services to Alexa on behalf of our customers: shoppers, sellers, content creators, and developers around the world.
Our mission is to be Earth's most customer-centric company. Our actions, goals, projects, programs, and inventions begin and end with the customer top of mind.
You'll also hear us say that at Amazon, it's always "Day 1." What do we mean? That our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon's very first day - to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and focus on delighting our customers.