Software Development Engineer
Job ID 486102Location US-MI-DetroitPosted Date 1/20/2017Company Amazon Corporate LLCPosition Category Software DevelopmentRecruiting Team ..Job Description
Have you ever noticed the "See more buying choices" or "New & Used offers" while you're shopping on Amazon? Maybe you've sold an old textbook or extra movie yourself. Selling on Amazon is one of the fastest growing businesses at Amazon.com with about one-third of all items currently sold originating from 3rd party merchants. The Merchant Technology team drives this multi-billion dollar business and develops solutions that enable millions of sellers around the world to sell on Amazon's Marketplaces.We are looking for experienced software development engineers with a strong sense of ownership and a passion for delivering creative solutions for complex problems on an unprecedented scale. As part of the team, you will be given the chance to have a significant impact on our systems, our business and most importantly, our customers as we take on significant challenges that can reshape the ecommerce industry.Successful candidates must also be innovative, flexible, self-directed, and able to design and write high-performance, reliable, maintainable code. The ability to function at a very high level in a fast paced environment along with a team of very talented engineers is essential. If you enjoy working in a dynamic environment to deliver world class mission critical systems, this may be the career opportunity for you!#marketplacejobs
Basic Qualifications
•At least 3 years of software development experience
•Strong OO analysis and design skills in Java or C++
•Solid experience with XML, JSON, REST, and web services
•Agile development practices
•Strong verbal and written communication skills and demonstrated technical leadership
•Works well in a fast-moving team environment and is able to effectively drive cross-team solutions having complex dependencies and requirements
•B.S. in Computer Science or a related field
Preferred Qualifications
•Test Driven Development
•Demonstrated experience in producing robust public REST APIs is strongly preferred
•Experience in developing distributed, highly scalable systems is a plus
•Experience using Amazon Web Services is desirable
•M.S. in Computer Science or a related field is strongly preferred
Amazon is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation
