Software Development Engineer II, Store Foundations

Amazon is a global e-commerce and cloud computing company, known for its online marketplace and innovative technologies.
$129,300 - $223,600
Backend
Mid-Level Software Engineer
Hybrid
5,000+ Employees
3+ years of experience
AI · E-Commerce
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Description For Software Development Engineer II, Store Foundations

Are you interested in applying generative AI technology to improve the Amazon shopping experience? Are you interested in becoming a driving force behind the evolution of the Amazon Store? Our team is leading the advancement of Amazon's generative AI capabilities, and we are seeking a talented Software Development Engineer to join our journey.

The Store Foundations org manages foundational services and frameworks that power the Amazon Store. This software development role will be responsible for incorporating generative AI technology into the heart of our existing offerings, and building new offerings from the ground up.

Key job responsibilities:

  • Partner with senior engineering leaders to design, develop, and operate generative AI-based solutions for the Amazon Store.
  • Troubleshoot and solve complex problems within the context of generative AI and distributed services; recommend/implement solutions using techniques such as prompt engineering, query tuning, and retrieval augmented generation (RAG)
  • Optimize the performance and availability of our offerings to meet and exceed Amazon's resilience guidelines.
  • Facilitate service/feature migrations and automated testing using advanced generative AI tooling
  • Improve the operational excellence of our foundational offerings by delivering availability, performance, testing, and monitoring improvements.

A day in the life: This multi-faceted role entails learning about the latest generative AI technology, and applying that technology to drive innovation within the Amazon Store. One day, you will partner with senior engineering leaders and scientists to influence the future direction of our offerings. Next, you will implement cutting edge solutions to complex problems while improving the shopping experience for millions of customers. You will develop a deep understanding of the Store's distributed service architecture, and you will use that understanding to drive improvements to the Store at a foundational level.

About the team: Our team is talented, self-organizing, highly collaborative, and excited to deliver customer value in innovative ways using Generative AI. We operate with ownership to deliver Amazon-wide impact, and we raise the operational bar with every new feature we launch.

Last updated 6 months ago

Responsibilities For Software Development Engineer II, Store Foundations

  • Partner with senior engineering leaders to design, develop, and operate generative AI-based solutions for the Amazon Store
  • Troubleshoot and solve complex problems within the context of generative AI and distributed services
  • Optimize the performance and availability of our offerings
  • Facilitate service/feature migrations and automated testing using advanced generative AI tooling
  • Improve the operational excellence of our foundational offerings

Requirements For Software Development Engineer II, Store Foundations

Java
Python
  • 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

Benefits For Software Development Engineer II, Store Foundations

Medical Insurance
401k
Equity
  • Medical Insurance
  • Financial Benefits
  • Other Benefits

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