Software Development Engineer II, Talent Evaluation

Amazon Development Centre (Scotland) Limited
Edinburgh
2 weeks ago
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The Global Talent Management and Compensation (GTMC) team is seeking a Software Development Engineer to join the engineering team in Edinburgh. This strategic investment aims to build advanced technological solutions for Amazon, fostering a more scientific approach to talent development. Our team is dedicated to creating intelligent products and services that deliver a consumer-grade user experience, while adhering to Amazon's leadership principles culture. Our diverse engineering teams encompass big data engineering, machine learning, micro-service software development, front-end software development, and user experience design.

In this role, you will be instrumental in building the intelligence that preserves Amazon's unique "Day One" company culture.

Key job responsibilities
As a Software Developer, you will be part of a talented group of engineers working on the realization of our 3-year vision. Your focus will be on inventing and developing modern, mobile-first website experiences and services using AWS technologies. If you are passionate about creating scalable and highly available website architectures with a customer-centric approach, this is the opportunity for you. You will contribute to the creation of a website experience that caters to hundreds of thousands of Amazon employees.
Join our team of engineers, where you will play a vital role in shaping technical standards across the organization. We take pride in tackling Amazon's most challenging problems, and as a Software Developer, you will bring your technical expertise to deliver architecturally robust and scalable solutions that align with our business needs.
To succeed in this role, you should possess a unique combination of technical depth and breadth, coupled with exceptional communication and collaboration skills.

Come and be part of our innovative community, and shape Amazon's forward-looking technology initiatives.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience (non-internship) in professional software development
- Experience in professional, non-internship software development
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations

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