AmazonSoftware Development Engineer II, Enterprise Productivity
Amazon is hiring a Software Development Engineer II, Enterprise Productivity in Seattle, United States. It pays $144k-$194k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.
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- The posting mentions software development, java and system architecture among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a mid-level role.
- Amazon has 20,000+ other open roles on Level.
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Software Development Engineer II designing, building, and delivering scalable enterprise software systems.
Key job responsibilities
- Design and implement software solutions across major components of your team's systems, balancing functional requirements with scalability, maintainability, and performance considerations.
- Own the full development lifecycle for your features, including defining requirements, writing high-quality code, conducting thorough testing, deploying to production, and supporting operational health.
- Collaborate with customers, stakeholders, and cross-functional peers to understand business context and ensure your solutions deliver the right outcomes.
- Actively participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to teammates and using the process as a mechanism to coach others on producing clean, maintainable code.
- Identify root causes of operational issues and drive permanent fixes, while continuously improving your team's technical processes and operational practices.
A day in the life
You start your morning reviewing operational metrics and addressing any alerts from overnight. By mid-morning, you are deep in a design discussion with teammates, whiteboarding approaches for a new feature and evaluating tradeoffs. After lunch, you write and test code, then review pull requests from peers — offering feedback that helps the whole team improve. You wrap up by updating documentation and syncing with your manager on priorities for the week ahead.
About the team
Our team is focused on building reliable, scalable software that serves Amazon's customers. We value collaboration, clear communication, and a commitment to getting the details right. Every engineer on the team has a voice in technical decisions, and we actively invest in each other's growth through mentorship and knowledge sharing. We are looking ahead to new challenges and welcome engineers who are curious, thoughtful, and eager to make a lasting impact.
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
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
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
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Software Development Engineer II, Enterprise Productivity at Amazon rates 0 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.
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