Software Development Engineer, Accounting Engineering

Are you ready to shape the financial future of Amazons fastest-growing marketplaces leveraging the power of AI Imagine building intelligent systems that ensure accurate financial reporting for millions of daily transactions in Indiaa market with some of the most complex legal and financial regulationsand beyond to high-growth marketplace regions like MENA countries Singapore and Mexico.

The India & Emerging Stores (IES) Technology team is at the heart of Amazons expansion crafting solutions for the unique accounting and finance needs of these dynamic markets. Were a multi-billion dollar business with immense potential operating in a trillion-dollar market.

The India Accounting Engineering team designs builds and operates the core platforms that automate and simplify the booking of financial events across all Amazon India and Emerging Market business launches. We own the technology from the moment money is collected ensuring seamless internal accounting. Youll work with a wide range of technologies including AWS EC2 and explore AI/ML solutions to build and operate highly scalable systems tailored to unique geographical requirements driving new levels of automation and insight.

As a Software Development Engineer (L5) youll be instrumental in leading the design and development of configuration-driven self-service platforms. These systems are critical for enabling rapid business launches and translating real-time business events into financial data for Amazons core financial systems. Youll have the opportunity to identify and implement AI-based solutions to optimize financial event processing detect anomalies and enhance data integrity pushing the boundaries of whats possible in financial automation. Youll be part of a high-performing team building scaling monitoring and optimizing these vital platforms. This role offers unparalleled opportunities to interface with diverse teams including Fulfillment Services Retail Systems Marketplace Systems and Financial Systems.


Key job responsibilities
* Design implement and deploy highly available web services and applications.
* Apply your expertise in performance scalability enterprise system architecture and engineering best practices.
* Research propose and implement AI/ML solutions to enhance automation accuracy and efficiency within financial event processing.
* Decompose complex problems into simple straightforward and elegant solutions.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Amazon on the design and development of core platform functionality.
* Translate functional requirements from business teams and project managers into detailed technical specifications.
* Partner with fellow engineers to define technical tasks and create detailed implementation plans.
* Operate effectively in a fast-paced environment where time-to-market is critical balancing technical leadership with astute business judgment.

A day in the life
As a Software Development Engineer on the India Accounting Engineering team youll spend your days immersed in impactful work. Youll be writing and reviewing code creating essential documentation and responding to operational issues within the teams systems. Youll engage in conversations with technical leaders fostering your career growth and exploring innovative ways to apply AI to solve complex financial challenges. Importantly youll gain a deep understanding of our customers needs various business teams constantly innovating to find better ways to solve their most pressing problems.

Were looking for a self-starter and fast learner with a proven background in developing high-volume and highly available services. If you possess strong technical ability excellent communication skills and a motivation to achieve results in a dynamic and fast-paced environment we encourage you to apply.


About the team
The India Accounting Engineering team is crucial to Amazons financial operations. We design and build the systems and workflows that automate and simplify the recording of all financial events from Amazons diverse business launches. Youll gain hands-on experience with a wide range of technologies including AWS and EC2 as you help create highly scalable solutions for unique financial requirements. This isnt just about code; its about building the financial backbone for a multi-billion dollar business with vast potential in a trillion-dollar market.

- 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2 years of non-internship 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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