Sr. System Development Engineer, Ordering Systems and Support
Sr. System Development Engineer, Ordering Systems and Support
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09-05-2025
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Yearly Salary
$ 136100 - 235200
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Posted on :
09-05-2025
Job Description
We are looking for passionate and talented system development engineers who have experience working with innovative mission critical high volume applications that customers love. This is a high visibility team where you will get a chance to make a positive impact on customer experience. Amazon Ordering team builds services which enables all aspects of a Customer purchase life cycle starting from shopping cart checkout order processing managing order history and fulfillment actions. We run backbone systems that enable rich and lowlatency experience for all physical orders accurately and timely.
Our team builds services which are backbone for multiple commerce sites like Grocery Prime Now Alexa shopping Amazon Go Amazon Books Amazon pharmacy and more. As a system development engineer on this team you will be considered a technical subject matter expert for tools and services within the team. Our services include multiple massively scalable distributed systems that provide inexpensive reliable financial controllership platforms to our business partners. You should be somebody who enjoys working on solving problems are customercentric and feels strongly not only about operations but also about running systems and software in the real world. You will work on complex problems that spans across multiple teams or partners like Retail website Tax Engine Services Seller Central Accounting Tax and Finance systems. Makes improvements to operational excellence by developing generic processes that can be used across multiple systems and for future use cases.
Key job responsibilities
Design and build tools to improve overall service availability and operational stability.
Collaborate with service teams to achieve Full Continuous Deployment of tier 1/tier 2 services.
Improve service resiliency by managing security availability and other risks.
Own Infrastructure Market Rate for all services on the team exploring efficiency opportunities across various products/platforms.
Own the initiatives to reduce operational burden and improve the quality of resolution to customer contacts.
Own and operate the entire production operational space including monitoring alarming dashboard generation documentation and other engineering excellence areas.
Collaborate with service teams on design reviews to make the product platform robust and scalable.
5 years of experience with DevOps engineering systems administration or backend software development in a Linux/Unix environment
5 years of development experience in Java Ruby or Python
3 years of experience with Relational ObjectRelational and nonrelational databases
Ability to dive deep to analyze complex issues solve problems and automate repetitive tasks
Proven ability to troubleshoot large distributed systems and dive code to identify root causes
Experience with serviceoriented architecture and current web service technologies
Experience building and supporting distributed systems running on complex largescale networks
Experience building with AWS services (S3 DynamoDB CloudFront EC2 Lambda)
Able to work in a diverse team
Excellent documentation skills
Excellent problemsolving skills with a strong attention to detail
Experience with agile software development practices
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 for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $235200/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.
Our team builds services which are backbone for multiple commerce sites like Grocery Prime Now Alexa shopping Amazon Go Amazon Books Amazon pharmacy and more. As a system development engineer on this team you will be considered a technical subject matter expert for tools and services within the team. Our services include multiple massively scalable distributed systems that provide inexpensive reliable financial controllership platforms to our business partners. You should be somebody who enjoys working on solving problems are customercentric and feels strongly not only about operations but also about running systems and software in the real world. You will work on complex problems that spans across multiple teams or partners like Retail website Tax Engine Services Seller Central Accounting Tax and Finance systems. Makes improvements to operational excellence by developing generic processes that can be used across multiple systems and for future use cases.
Key job responsibilities
Design and build tools to improve overall service availability and operational stability.
Collaborate with service teams to achieve Full Continuous Deployment of tier 1/tier 2 services.
Improve service resiliency by managing security availability and other risks.
Own Infrastructure Market Rate for all services on the team exploring efficiency opportunities across various products/platforms.
Own the initiatives to reduce operational burden and improve the quality of resolution to customer contacts.
Own and operate the entire production operational space including monitoring alarming dashboard generation documentation and other engineering excellence areas.
Collaborate with service teams on design reviews to make the product platform robust and scalable.
5 years of experience with DevOps engineering systems administration or backend software development in a Linux/Unix environment
5 years of development experience in Java Ruby or Python
3 years of experience with Relational ObjectRelational and nonrelational databases
Ability to dive deep to analyze complex issues solve problems and automate repetitive tasks
Proven ability to troubleshoot large distributed systems and dive code to identify root causes
Experience with serviceoriented architecture and current web service technologies
Experience building and supporting distributed systems running on complex largescale networks
Experience building with AWS services (S3 DynamoDB CloudFront EC2 Lambda)
Able to work in a diverse team
Excellent documentation skills
Excellent problemsolving skills with a strong attention to detail
Experience with agile software development practices
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 for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $235200/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.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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