Software Development Engineer, Tax Platform Services

World's largest e-commerce company building global tax calculation platforms and distributed systems
$129,300 - $223,600
Backend
Mid-Level Software Engineer
In-Person
3+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Finance

Description For Software Development Engineer, Tax Platform Services

Amazon's Tax Platform Services team is seeking a Software Development Engineer to work on one of the world's largest transactional distributed systems. This role focuses on building and maintaining the core services that calculate taxes (sales tax and VAT) for all Amazon sales, both physical and digital, on a global scale. The position offers an exciting opportunity to work with a system that manages hundreds of millions of records and handles millions of service requests per minute.

The role requires expertise in Java development within a Linux and Oracle-based environment. You'll be responsible for the complete software development lifecycle, from design and implementation to testing and operations. The team's work directly impacts Amazon's global business operations, making this a highly visible and impactful position.

As a Software Engineer in the Tax Platform Services team, you'll collaborate with customers and peers across Amazon's various business units to develop new features and enhance existing systems. The role combines technical challenges of distributed systems with business-critical tax calculations, offering a unique blend of technical and business problem-solving opportunities.

The position offers competitive compensation ranging from $129,300 to $223,600 per year, depending on location and experience, plus additional benefits including equity, sign-on payments, and comprehensive medical and financial benefits. This is an excellent opportunity for engineers who are passionate about building highly scalable and reliable systems while working on business-critical applications that impact Amazon's global operations.

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Responsibilities For Software Development Engineer, Tax Platform Services

  • Contribute to all parts of the software development and deployment lifecycle
  • Design and develop tax calculation platform services
  • Create documentation and testing
  • Participate in operations and maintenance
  • Work with Java, Linux and Oracle-based environment

Requirements For Software Development Engineer, Tax Platform Services

Java
  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language
  • Experience with design patterns, reliability and scaling of systems

Benefits For Software Development Engineer, Tax Platform Services

Medical Insurance
Equity
  • Medical benefits
  • Financial benefits
  • Equity compensation
  • Sign-on payments
  • Comprehensive benefits package

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