Software Development Engineer

Job description

DESCRIPTION

People Technology is the central hub for all Amazon.com people data. Our technology provides the foundation and orchestration for a multitude of key human resource processes, from on-boarding of tens of thousands of temporary employees during peak holiday season to integrating critical employee data to internal and external systems. We implement and build highly secure, global software that allows Amazon.com to effectively manage the workforce, resulting in a better employee experience and a better bottom line.

Amazon Compensation is the product suite that will be the single platform to conduct all compensation related processes and tasks for Amazon managers and Human Resources, including internal transfers, promotions and reviews. Come be part of a team that directly shapes and influences the future growth of Amazon.

Job Responsibilities:

As Software Development Engineer,

You will contribute to all aspects of an agile software development lifecycle including design, architecture, development, documentation, testing and operations. You will push your design and architecture limits by owning all aspects of solutions end-to-end, through full stack software development. You have strong verbal and written communication skills, are self-driven, and can deliver high quality results in a fast-paced environment. As a part of Compensation team, you will deliver robust feature sets, elegant designs, and intuitive user interfaces that make it easy for Amazonians to excel at performing critical business functions.

You have top notch computer science skills, are obsessed with customer delight, and have a demonstrated track record of passion for leveraging cutting-edge technologies to build incredible products. You understand back-end services and know how to conceptualize, design, implement, and fix them. You go through life thinking about how to use technology to solve problems. You live and breathe data analysis, and can succinctly and accurately report your findings. You understand the untapped power of utilizing Internet technologies to support Amazon's goal to be the most customer-centric company in the world. Most importantly, you have a passion for learning and are driven to be the best at what you do.

Key Responsibilities include :-
· Ability to design and code right solutions starting with broadly defined problems,
· Drive best practices and engineering excellence

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· A solid grounding in Computer Science fundamentals (Bachelors or Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field)
· Experience developing software services and an understanding of design for scalability, performance and reliability.
· Mastery of the tools of the trade, including a variety of modern programming languages (Java, JavaScript, C/C++,Python)
· Ability to work in a fast paced, agile and in an ownership and results oriented culture.
· Strong in Object-oriented design, data structures and design patterns
· Good problem solving and ability to develop optimal algorithms
· Attention to detail coupled with ability to think abstractly
· Excellent communication skills, able to actively participate in team discussions, knowing when to contribute, when to listen, and when to ask questions