85 Software Development Engineer II, Books Discovery Jobs in Seattle, WA
Amazon is Hiring a Software Development Engineer II, Books Discovery Near Seattle, WA
DESCRIPTION
Want to be part of a team with a growing business and plenty of opportunity to accelerate it while delivering great value to our customers? Join our dynamic Discovery Team within Amazon Books and be at the forefront of thinking and building innovative features to enhance the book shopping experience for our customers.
Discovery Team is a diverse group of passionate individuals dedicated to revolutionizing the way customers interact with their book libraries. We thrive on collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to create intuitive solutions that empower our customers to discover, organize, and enjoy their favorite books like never before.
We believe reading is essential for a healthy society; our mission is to inspire readers by making it easy to read more and get more out of reading.
As a Software Engineer on our team, you will play a pivotal role in developing features that enable customers to effortlessly identify and engage with the books they own or wish to purchase.
Key job responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to conceptualize and implement new features for the Your Books library.
- Own the development of end-to-end solutions for the Your Books library and other discovery features, ensuring seamless integration across iOS, Android, and web platforms.
- Design and implement scalable backend micro-service architecture to support the Your Books library and discovery features.
- Develop algorithms to power personalized recommendations based on customer library and saved books.
- Continuously optimize the customer experience, focusing on usability and engagement.
A day in the life
- Work on challenging problems at the intersection of software engineering, data science, and user experience design.
- Collaborate with talented engineers, product managers, and designers to turn ideas into reality, shaping the future of books discovery.
- Innovate and iterate on existing features, constantly striving to improve performance, scalability, and customer satisfaction.
- Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices, applying new technologies and methodologies to drive innovation and excellence in our products.
- Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, sharing knowledge, mentoring junior team members, and fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Seattle, WA, USA
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 2 years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 2 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 3 years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Job Summary
Full Time
Transportation
$92k-110k (estimate)
02/22/2024
08/20/2024
RANDALLSTOWN, MD
25 - 50
2018
$50M - $200M
Transportation
