Software dev engineer ii, amazon key

Amazon Key allows us to securely deliver packages directly into customers' garages. Customers have embraced Amazon Key to protect their deliveries. We are continuously improving and delighting our rapidly growing customer base.

We are seeking motivated, talented individuals who want to make an impact on the Amazon Key delivery experience. You will work on challenging technical problems and learn along the way. Specifically, we are looking for passionate, entrepreneurial, hardworking Software Development Engineers with experience building high-performance, highly-available, and scalable distributed systems to help drive this mission.

Key job responsibilities

You're a seasoned engineer with rich experience in designing, developing, and supporting multiple software intensive systems. You will be successful if you:

• Have a strong sense of ownership and customer focus
• Care about code quality and readability
• Are comfortable working with data structures as much as discussing software development processes with your peers
• Get inspired by collecting product and system metrics, and by proposing improvements
• Persevere when troubleshooting build, deployment or live issues
• Take code review feedback gracefully and provide your feedback with abundance
• Love to see your code deployed, and want to see it happening more often
• Use AI to invent and simplify solutions.

A day in the life

• Collaborating with project teams across various themes like core platform development, software compliance, and financial optimization.
• Engaging in technical discussions and brainstorming sessions to devise software strategies.
• Active participation in our development sprints, reviewing code, and ensuring the implementation of best practices.
• Interacting with stakeholders, understanding their needs, and translating them into technical solutions.
• Mentoring team members (SDE1), providing guidance, and fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
• Regularly reviewing and optimising existing systems and processes for better efficiency and performance.

About the team

The In-Garage Delivery team empowers Amazon customers to secure their packages in their garages. We own the end-to-end solution of the In-Garage Delivery ecosystem, including marketing initiatives to educate customers about this feature, simplifying the setup process, and enhancing checkout, post-checkout, and delivery experiences.

Our team is committed to innovation and customer obsession, working to make package delivery more secure and convenient. We collaborate across multiple disciplines to create intuitive experiences that solve real customer problems. Join us in building technology that transforms how customers receive their packages while growing your technical expertise in a supportive environment.

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
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• 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 an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.