Software Development Engineer, Alexa Health and Wellness

We are seeking an experienced Software Development Engineer to join our confidential high-impact program. As a key technical leader youll operate at the intersection of startup velocity and enterprise rigormaking significant architectural decisions while building systems that scale rapidly and meet stringent security compliance and reliability standards. Youll work with a small talented team where your contributions directly shape our technical foundation and ability to win enterprise customers. This role offers direct visibility into strategic decisions the autonomy to drive technical direction and the opportunity to solve novel problems in a fast-paced environment where discretion and sound judgment are paramount. Were looking for someone who thrives in ambiguity understands enterprise constraints (security compliance SLAs) and can balance moving quickly with building for the long term. Join us during a critical growth phase where your work will have immediate measurable impact on both our product and engineering culture.


Key job responsibilities
- Design and build scalable secure systems that meet enterprise-grade requirements while maintaining startup velocity and adaptability
- Lead architectural decisions for the confidential program balancing rapid iteration with long-term scalability security and compliance needs
- Establish engineering best practices and operational excellence standards that satisfy enterprise SLAs while enabling fast-paced development
- Mentor engineers and elevate team capabilities fostering a culture that values both innovation and disciplined execution
- Collaborate with product security and compliance teams to ensure solutions meet stringent enterprise customer requirements
- Drive technical decisions that directly impact go-to-market strategy and customer acquisition in the enterprise space
- Own end-to-end delivery of complex features from design through production deployment monitoring and support
- Participate in on-call rotations and incident response ensuring mission-critical systems maintain enterprise-level reliability
- Identify and proactively address technical risks security vulnerabilities and scalability challenges before they impact customers
- Champion continuous improvement in development velocity code quality and system observability

- 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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The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company Amazons package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription basic life & AD&D insurance) Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP) paid time off and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

CAN BC Vancouver - 114800.00 - 191800.00 CAD annually