Software Development Engineer II Items and Relationships Platform Identity Assignment Candidates and Comparison

The Identity Candidates and Comparison (IAC&C) team builds and operates systems and services that is responsible for establishing product identity and attributes which lights up product detail page supply chain and fulfillment use cases across all marketplaces. It has two main engineering focus areas: 1 the Identity Comparison Engine which compares two representations of an item identity to determine if they represent the same thing in just a few milliseconds; 2 the Identity Subsetting which takes identity representation from incoming contributions and identifies potential product candidates that match the incoming contribution; and the ProductExternal Identifiers mappings which maintain and provide mapping between products in the catalog and external Identifiers like GTIN(s).

The IAC&C team supports key programs like Identity Mutation Prevention Identity Seller friction reduction Matching Platform Evolution and Identity Consistency between 1P vendors and 3P sellers. The portfolio of services and products we own directly impacts both seller and buyer experiences. Being the worlds largest product catalog with billions of products and billions of transactions per day the scale of our services support is massive.

The team offers a unique blend of hard computer science problems (scalable distributed systems and high performance algorithms) and an opportunity to help the businesses model their vision on the platform. You will work alongside visionaries who have defined some of the foundational systems at Amazon.

Successful candidates are passionate about translating highlevel ambiguous business goals to software platforms that enable multiple businesses. You are comfortable taking initiative and working alongside and leading topnotch software developers.

Key job responsibilities
The SDE2 is responsible for highly ambiguous and challenging problems at a global scale. You will be responsible for design development and end to end delivery of software applications. You will influence technical direction drive operational excellence best practices and maintain quality on team deliverables. You will also have the opportunity to learn from highperforming software engineering teams and mentor junior members.

About the team
IAC&C support internal clients and businesses that contribute to the Amazon catalog. We value inclusivity transparency and customercentric solutions. We foster a culture of ownership empowerment and provide support system that enable leaders to drive business impact. We continuously invest in mechanisms and software systems that help us sustainably meet the business demand.

3 years of noninternship professional software development experience
2 years of noninternship design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience programming with at least one software programming language

3 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.