Senior Software Development Engineer, Amazon Quick

About the role

This role is a lead software development engineer position on the Amazon Quick team, focusing on developing features for a Generative AI application. The team is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of AI technology and delivering high-quality user experiences. Candidates will collaborate closely with senior scientists and engineers to create robust and reliable software solutions. This position offers high visibility and impact, leading customer-facing initiatives within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Decide what features and performance improvements to build
• Drive software engineering best practices
• Design distributed and scalable systems
• Provide technical leadership and contribute to the development of new AI services
• Instill best practices for software development and documentation

Requirements

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming language
• 5+ years of experience leading design or architecture of new and existing systems
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team
• 5+ years of experience in the full software development life cycle
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric)
• Financial wellness typically including a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and college-savings and home-purchase programs

Pay

$168,100 – $227,400 per year

Schedule

Full-time