Software Development Engineer - Mobile Shopping, Builder Acceleration

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DESCRIPTION: What if hundreds of engineers and AI agents could continuously push code into one of the world's most downloaded apps without the build system ever being the bottleneck?

Do you want to solve complex problems that require creative thinking and deep understanding of the problem space at the scale of the Amazon Mobile Shopping app with simple and elegant solutions? Do you want to work with talented and tenured engineers and be part of a team of enthusiastic individuals? Do you want to be part of a team that cares about finding the right initiatives for each of us so we can improve every day, grow our skills, and create long-term opportunities? Do you want to challenge yourself and others to constantly come up with innovative solutions impacting hundreds of teams and millions of Shoppers? Then we would like to hear from you!

Key job responsibilities As a Software Development Engineer on our team you will design, implement, and support robust and stable critical solutions impacting daily life of hundreds of teams across Amazon and millions of mobile Shoppers. You will work on the systems and tooling to continuously and automatically build, integrate, and sign the Amazon Shopping app. You will develop CI/CD systems to support AI-assisted mobile development at scale ensuring builder experience raise the bar as we change the way we develop mobile apps.

About the team Our team owns the build, integration, and signing systems used by hundreds of teams across Amazon to launch the latest features on the Amazon iOS and Android Shopping apps.

We accelerate Mobile Shopping app builders by reducing friction throughout the code journey while setting the standards for mobile development to ensure quality, stability, and security while we adopt AI to develop apps at Amazon. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: - 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience - 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience - Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: - 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience - Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent - Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers - 2+ years of Android development experience - 2+ years of Apple platform development experience - 3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

CAN, BC, Vancouver - 114,800.00 - 191,800.00 CAD annually

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