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Software Development Engineer, FinTech

Amazon is hiring a Software Development Engineer, FinTech in Bellevue, United States. It pays $144k-$194k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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  • On Level's scale, this software engineer role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
  • The posting mentions software development, distributed systems and microservices among its tools and skills.
  • Level classes it as a senior role.
  • Amazon has 20,000+ other open roles on Level.

AI in this role

Build and architect a next-generation horizontally scalable financial transaction and cashflow platform from scratch.

software-developmentdistributed-systemsmicroservices
Are you looking for an opportunity that will help revolutionize the way big data sets are cataloged, discovered and searched for one of the world’s largest financial data systems? Are you interested in innovating and building platforms that use machine learning to identify anomalies and provide insights across billions of financial transactions? Does the prospect of working with the top engineering talent get you charged up? If so, Amazon Finance Technology (FinTech) is for you!

Amazon Finance Technology is seeking a talented software development engineer to work on STARK - Amazon's homegrown Treasury Real-Time Knowledge for Intelligent Cashflow Tracking system. In this role you will be building a next generation horizontally-scalable platform that will transact hundreds of billions of dollars each year as Amazon grows to a multi trillion-dollar company. You will work on banks and financial services platform that executes bank balances, cashflows and cash impacting transactions for financial movements and cashflow across all Amazon businesses. Financial expertise is not required, but you should be know how to work with highly abstracted, extensible systems in a multi-tenant microservice-oriented architecture.

As a Software Development Engineer in Finance Technology, you will be responsible for driving implementation decisions, delivering functional components, and mentoring junior engineers to develop logical & maintainable software that meets high standards of quality and abstraction.


This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned engineer. In this position, you will play a major role in the architecture, design, implementation and deployment of large-scale and complex big data applications. You will push your design and architecture limits by inventing and simplifying complex problems. You have strong verbal and written communication skills, are self-driven, and can deliver high quality results in a fast-paced environment. You will work with Amazon engineering and business teams across the globe in planning, designing, executing and implementing this new platform.

This is a brand-new platform we are building. We are currently in the stage of defining the architecture and high-level design. So, this is your chance to build this platform from scratch.

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 software programming language
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent

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

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.



USA, WA, Bellevue - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

How we rate this

Software Development Engineer, FinTech at Amazon rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

  1. ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
  2. ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
  3. ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
  4. ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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