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SDE III, Global Payments Tech

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Amazon.com Services LLC logoAmazon.com · Seattle, WA
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Requirements

  • 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
  • 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
  • Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
  • 5+ 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.
  • USA, WA, Seattle - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually

Additional Information

Shape the Future of Payments, Join Amazon's Global Payments Tech. If you've ever wondered what it takes to move money at the speed of light, across continents, currencies, and millions of customers, this is your chance to be part of it. We're looking for talented System Development Engineers to join one of the most impactful and fastest-growing teams at Amazon. You'll be working on the payment infrastructure that powers Amazon.com, Kindle, and AWS; Systems that process tens of billions of dollars annually for over 100 million customers and merchants worldwide. What makes this role different? This isn't just support, it's mission-critical engineering. You'll be solving real, complex problems at an unprecedented scale: diagnosing failures in live payment flows, improving reliability for customers across the globe, and directly influencing how we handle currency choice, in-store payments, pay on delivery, credit and debit transactions, seller disbursements, gift cards, and more. What you'll contribute: Keep Tier-1 payment services running with accuracy, speed, and high availability Investigate and resolve issues that directly impact customer experience across numerous countries and payment methods Collaborate with engineering teams to drive improvements that scale globally Be part of building the next generation of online payment systems Why join us? We move fast, think big, and genuinely care about each other's growth. You'll find competitive compensation, hands-on growth opportunities that accelerate your career, and a team culture where your ideas and contributions actually matter. Come help us move all the money in the world, and grow your career while doing it. Key job responsibilities Develop infrastructure-as-code software to stand-up large distributed services Design fault tolerance and disaster recovery solutions Identify and remove scaling bottlenecks in large-scale distributed systems Work with other engineers to build and manage massively scaled services Work with other engineers to diagnose and resolve customer issues Understand and implement security and operational best-practices


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