SDE II, Amazon Hub, Amazon Hub

Job description

If you are looking for an opportunity to solve deep technical problems and build innovative solutions in a fast paced environment working with smart, passionate software developers, this might be the role for you. Amazon’s transportation systems get millions of packages to customers worldwide faster and cheaper while providing world class customer experience – from checkout to shipment tracking to delivery. Our software systems include services that handle thousands or requests per second, make business decisions impacting billions of dollars a year, integrate with a network of small and large carriers worldwide, manage business rules for millions of unique products, and improve experience for millions of online shoppers.

With rapid expansion into new geographies, innovations in supply chain, delivery models and customer experience, increasingly complex transportation network, ever expanding selection of products and growing number of shipments worldwide, we have an opportunity to build software that scales the business, leads the industry through innovation and delights millions of customers worldwide.

Key job responsibilities

- Design and implement software features and improvements across major portions of your team's systems, covering the full development lifecycle including scoping, design, coding, testing, deployment, and operations.

- Write high-quality, maintainable code and actively participate in code reviews, providing meaningful feedback to teammates and coaching others on engineering best practices.

- Collaborate with customers, stakeholders, and cross-functional peers to understand business and customer needs, translating them into effective technical solutions that balance short-term and long-term requirements.

- Identify and resolve root causes of operational issues, driving permanent fixes and continuously improving your team's operational processes and system reliability.

- Evaluate new tools and approaches—including generative AI capabilities—to enhance productivity and solution quality, making recommendations to your team on adoption and integration.

A day in the life

You will start your day reviewing operational metrics and addressing any alerts from your services. From there, you might jump into a design discussion with teammates on an upcoming feature, then spend focused time writing and reviewing code. Afternoons could involve pairing with a newer engineer to walk through system architecture or troubleshooting a tricky production issue alongside your team. You will regularly connect with product and engineering partners to align on priorities and ensure what you are building meets real customer needs.

About the team

Our team is focused on building reliable, scalable software that makes a meaningful difference for Amazon's customers. We value collaboration, technical rigor, and a genuine commitment to getting the details right. Every engineer on the team has the opportunity to contribute ideas, mentor peers, and shape the direction of our systems. We are investing in new technologies and approaches to keep our platform evolving, and we are looking for engineers who are excited to grow alongside us and help define what comes next.