Software Development Engineer II, Tax Services

Amazon's Tax Services team is seeking a Software Development Engineer II to work on one of the world's largest transactional distributed systems. This role focuses on building and maintaining the core tax invoicing platform that handles millions of transactions per minute across Amazon's global business operations.

The position offers an exciting opportunity to tackle complex challenges in a high-scale environment, working with tax calculation systems that must stay current with ever-changing global tax regulations. You'll be part of a team that ensures accurate tax computations for customers while maintaining audit records that comply with international tax laws.

As an SDE II, you'll work on systems that manage hundreds of millions of records and handle millions of service requests per minute. The role requires strong technical skills in Java and Linux environments, combined with the ability to design scalable and reliable systems. You'll collaborate with talented engineers across Amazon's business units to develop new features and maintain mission-critical services.

The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, possess excellent problem-solving abilities, and have a passion for building highly scalable distributed systems. You'll have the opportunity to grow your career while working on challenging technical problems that directly impact Amazon's global operations.

This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technology while solving real-world business problems in the complex domain of international taxation. You'll be expected to maintain high standards of code quality, participate in design discussions, and contribute to the team's technical direction while ensuring the reliability and performance of critical tax services infrastructure.