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Software Development Engineer

Amazon

Hyderabad, Telangana, IndiaOn Site

Original Job Summary

About the Role

Amazon is seeking an innovative and accomplished Software Development Engineer to join our Core Services team under the Worldwide Customer Purchase Journey. The role is embedded within the Shipping and Region Authority (SARA) organization, which builds foundational products that shape the entire customer shopping experience from discovery to checkout.

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to design and launch innovative products.
  • Design and build technologies in a distributed computing environment.
  • Create solutions to run predictions on distributed systems at scale.
  • Build scalable, fault-tolerant, and cost effective distributed storage and query systems.
  • Develop code that addresses broadly defined problems in an agile setting.

Basic Qualifications

  • 3+ years of professional software development experience (non-internship).
  • 2+ years of design and architecture experience for new and existing systems.
  • 3+ years of experience in the Video Games Industry supporting title development, release, or Live Ops.
  • Experience programming in at least one language and a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience including coding standards, code reviews, source control, testing, and operations.

Inclusive Culture

Amazon's inclusive culture empowers employees to deliver the best results for our customers. If you require any accommodation during the application process, please visit the provided link for more information.

Key skills/competency

Software, Development, Distributed, Agile, Scalable, Architecture, Design, Cross-functional, Prediction, Systems

How to Get Hired at Amazon

🎯 Tips for Getting Hired

  • Customize Resume: Tailor your resume to highlight relevant distributed systems experience.
  • Research Amazon: Understand Amazon's culture, services, and innovations.
  • Showcase Projects: Emphasize agile and scalable system designs.
  • Prepare for Interviews: Practice technical and behavioral questions specific to Amazon.

📝 Interview Preparation Advice

Technical Preparation

Review distributed system design patterns.
Practice coding in relevant languages.
Study system scalability and fault-tolerance.
Revise agile development and architecture concepts.

Behavioral Questions

Describe a conflict in a cross team project.
Explain your approach to agile problem solving.
Share an example of managing tight deadlines.
Discuss how you adapt to changes in projects.