Job Description
We are the People eXperience Technology (PXT), responsible for providing the software products that 1.5 million Amazonians use daily to manage their career and that of their teams, find information when they need it and remain connected to life at Amazon. We build products based on the latest AWS and third-party technologies powered by data insights, machine learning and smart automation. At PXT we serve Amazonians through a human-centered design approach to technology innovation with the goal of supporting Amazon's mission to be Earth's best employer.
As a Senior Software Engineer you will participate in the design, implementation, and deployment of highly scalable, architecturally sound products for daily global use by Amazonians. You will work in cross-functional teams and learn how to solve complex problems.
Are you passionate about developing products that scale and perform at high availability using AWS technologies? Do you have the customer obsession to build experiences serving hundreds of thousands of Amazon employees daily? If so, come build with us!
Key job responsibilities
- Responsible for the end-to-end design, development, test, implementation of complex problems including planning, risk, trade-offs.
- Guide and ensure quality of architectural decisions across products and teams.
- Work with customers, technical staff, business leaders to define and deliver complex features.
- Identify and pursue opportunities for integrations across the org and outside to deliver for our customers.
- Help establish the long-term success strategy for your systems, development best practices, and operational excellence processes.
- Provide technical direction and mentor junior team members.
About the team
You will be joining the A to Z team within PXT. A to Z is Amazon"s unified, AI-powered digital platform for amazonians and non-amazonians including job seekers, learners, family members, and alumni
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Bellevue, WA |
| Industry | Retail |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://Amazon.com/militaryroles |
About Company
At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.
Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.
It’s Always Day 1
At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here
Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles
Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.
It’s Always Day 1
At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here
Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles
Skills
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
- Architectural Servicesunmatched
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
- Automationunmatched
- Best Practicesunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- High Availabilityunmatched
- Machine Learningunmatched
- Mentoringunmatched
- Operations Processesunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Product Developmentunmatched
- Riskunmatched
- Software Developmentunmatched
- Software Engineeringunmatched
- Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched
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