What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Development Engineer II, Customer Engagement Technology position at Amazon?
DESCRIPTION
Amazon.com is broadly recognized as #1 in Customer Service in the US and abroad. At Amazon we drive innovation and customer obsession into everything we do, and this is especially true in the Customer Engagement Technologies (CET) department. CET owns the technology to support and enhance our Customer Service Operations network through our Self Service and Automation features, and various client applications.
We focus on robust architecture, world class UX, and leverage our Big Data to drive insights and solutions through a myriad of applications. CET is looking for a Software Development Engineer (SDE) to work on a multi-year, large-scale, enterprise software program. You will be part of a Global Product and Technology team whose innovations and strategies will define the next generation of customer experience for Amazon Customer Service, providing a seamless customer support experience globally and ensuring issues are resolved during the first interaction. We also invest in experimentation to identify new and inventive ways to build chat and voice experiences for Amazon customer service (CS)
Key job responsibilities
As a Software Development Engineer on this team, you will collaborate with senior software engineers to enhance our technology and design, while developing innovative services that enable vertical business units to launch Customer Service Landing Page, Chat, Voice, and Help product features. You will also be responsible for the global expansion of these services, including implementing instrumentation to monitor metrics and ensure high-quality outcomes. Your solutions will aim to deliver an unparalleled customer service experience by leveraging next-generation engineering and machine learning systems. This includes harnessing the power of Generative AI (GenAI) for enhanced issue understanding and automated resolutions, as well as guided workflows. In this role, you will collaborate with business partners and leadership, contribute to shaping the product vision, and take the lead in designing robust systems. At Amazon, customer obsession is at the core of what we do. We value your creativity, initiative, and ability to innovate and deliver results as we strive to continuously improve the customer experience.
- Collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to conceive, design, and bring innovative products and services to market.
- Design and build innovative technologies in a large distributed computing environment, and help lead fundamental changes in the industry.
- Ability to design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.
- Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software.
- On-call rotation to support the services owned by the Software team
- We use SCRUM, test-driven development, and continuous deployment to deliver projects based on realistic timelines and resource constraints.
A day in the life
You will work closely with senior leaders across cross-functional stakeholder teams within Amazon to drive collaboration and influence them to prioritize projects, meet objects and adhere to business plans towards shared objectives.
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!
Benefits Summary:
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan
About the team
The mission of the CET team within Customer Service is to create earth’s best customer service solutions through empowering our customers to utilize automation to resolve their issues quickly and efficiently. You will be a key component of our leadership team and will influence our science and engineering teams to deliver World-Wide Self-Service Automation (SSA) products based on generative AI.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 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
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.
Salary : $129,300 - $223,600
