Advanced software development and technical leadership capabilities. Strong system architect with standard-setting software development skills. Expert proficiency in one or more areas.
Advanced knowledge in performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, and engineering best practices.
Capable of independent full systems design, including requirements gathering, specifications, and coding.
Capable of playing a technical leadership role for complete product cycles. Has built and delivered complex systems that leverage our technology platform and work well with other company systems.
Capable of applying advanced software development theory and skills to architect, design and build complex systems.
Heavily involved in scoping the technical requirements for a new project, and identifying the appropriate technology solutions for each project.
Will work very closely with other technical leads to make sure that the pieces of the complex system work well with the other dependent systems.
Work requires significant creativity and judgment.
Ability to work independently with little review by more senior engineers. Would play a significant role with engineering managers to determine potential risks to a schedule. Would help develop long-term department technology strategies and significantly influences the cross-company engineering processes and standards. Should be able to influence engineering best practices.
Skilled consensus builder. Should be able to work very closely with end users to make sure the application or system meets the needs of the business. Would play a consultative role with other senior engineers/engineering managers on broad technology decisions
Mentor, develop, and train engineers. Would play a significant role in hiring great engineers.
B.S. degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics. 8-15 years of relevant, broad engineering experience.
Amazon.com is at the forefront of technological and e-commerce innovation, with the world's most brilliant scientific minds solving the most complex problems in large-scale e-commerce today and in the future.
What is it like to be at Amazon
"Seeing my feature on the Amazon.com website and knowing that it is benefiting customers to make a more informed buying decision gives me a special thrill, which is unmatched at any other job."
