AmazonSoftware Development Engineer II, Connections CODEX Team
Amazon is hiring a Software Development Engineer II, Connections CODEX Team in Seattle, United States. It pays $144k-$194k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.
Level's read on this job
- Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this software engineer role: aI is not part of the work.
- The posting mentions Codex, Machine learning and Distributed Systems among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a mid-level role.
- Amazon has 21,000+ other open roles on Level.
- Posted within the past week.
AI in this role
Build intelligent systems and full-stack software features that process employee feedback and ML-powered sentiment analysis.
We're creating an employee listening system that helps build a workplace where Amazonians can invent and deliver on behalf of customers. Our products and services are used by ~1.5 million Amazonians every day and enable Amazon to collect employee sentiment on topics like Job Satisfaction, Career Growth, Day 1 Culture and more. We generate data, metrics, and insights in the right places to drive high quality, high velocity, high impact decisions.
Our team combines the culture of a startup, the innovation and creativity of an R&D lab, and technical challenges at the scale of Amazon. We expect engineers, product and management alike to take a high-level of ownership for the product vision, technical architecture, and project delivery. Successful candidates will be strong owners, who can work through ambiguity and complexity to deliver results for customers.
Key job responsibilities
- Deliver High-Quality, End-to-End Software Features; Independently design, implement, test, deploy, and maintain software features spanning the full lifecycle. Tackle difficult problems with visible risks or roadblocks (e.g., performance bottlenecks, scalability challenges). Work with distributed systems, real-time data pipelines, and ML-powered sentiment analysis.
- Resolve Operational Issues and Advocate for Excellence; Identify and eliminate root causes of software failures, ensuring permanent fixes. Drive operational excellence by improving team processes (e.g., testing, deployment, monitoring) and advocating for resource-efficient solutions.
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally with Stakeholders; Partner with customers, product managers, and UX designers to understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions.
- Influence Technical Strategy and Architecture; Create comprehensive documentation of software architecture, testing processes, and operational procedures. Contribute to team-level architectural decisions and guide future technical investments.
- Drive Process Improvements and Innovation; Identify and implement process improvements (e.g., CI/CD pipelines, testing automation) to enhance team efficiency. Champion operational best practices (e.g., observability, error handling) and reduce technical debt.
- Mentor and Coach Junior Engineers; Actively train new teammates on software architecture, testing, operations, and security. Provide constructive feedback during code reviews and guide peers on best practices.
A day in the life
- Architect and Ship High-Impact Features; Collaborate with product managers and designers to define the scope of a new feature, balancing customer needs with technical constraints. Write production-ready code that scales seamlessly and meets Amazon’s bar.
- Solve Real-Time Production Challenges; Dive into alerts or customer-reported bugs, diagnosing root causes under pressure and deploying fixes that minimize downtime. Proactively tune systems for performance e.g., reducing latency in a critical API or eliminating resource bottlenecks.
- Drive Efficiency Through Process Innovation; Automate testing or deployment pipelines to eliminate manual bottlenecks, freeing the team to focus on high-value work. Champion operational excellence by implementing monitoring tools or reliability frameworks that ensure a high quality experience for millions of users daily.
About the team
Connections CODEX (Content Optimization and Delivery Experience) is the engineering team at the heart of how Connections reaches employees every day. We own the end-to-end journey of Connections content - the systems that create, schedule, and prioritize what employees see, the services that deliver it across devices and channels, and the data platform that turns billions of responses into insight. Every day we reach roughly 1.5M employees and associates worldwide - corporate staff, fulfillment center teams, and Last Mile and Middle Mile drivers alike.
We combine the culture of a startup, the innovation and creativity of an R&D lab, and technical challenges at the scale of Amazon. We encourage invention, expect a high level of ownership from engineers and managers alike, and offer builders the opportunity to build and make history.
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
- 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
- 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
- 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
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, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
How we rate this
Software Development Engineer II, Connections CODEX Team at Amazon rates 30 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.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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