Software Development Engineer II, PXT Connections CODEX
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Job Location:
Seattle, OR - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
3 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Build the intelligent systems that transform employee feedback into actionable insights powering Amazons journey to become Earths Best Employer.
Were creating an employee listening system that helps build a workplace where Amazonians can invent and deliver on behalf of customers. Our products and services are used by 2.4 million employees every day and enable Amazon to collect employee sentiment on topics like Job Satisfaction Career Growth Day 1 Culture and generate data metrics and insights in the right places to drive high quality high velocity high impact decisions.
Our team combines the culture of a startup the innovation and creativity of an R&D lab and technical challenges at the scale of Amazon. We expect engineers product and management alike to take a high-level of ownership for the product vision technical architecture and project delivery. Successful candidates will be strong owners who can work through ambiguity and complexity to deliver results for customers.
Key job responsibilities
* Deliver High-Quality End-to-End Software Features; Independently design implement test deploy and maintain software features spanning the full lifecycle. Tackle difficult problems with visible risks or roadblocks (e.g. performance bottlenecks scalability challenges). Work with distributed systems real-time data pipelines and ML-powered sentiment analysis.
* Resolve Operational Issues and Advocate for Excellence; Identify and eliminate root causes of software failures ensuring permanent fixes. Drive operational excellence by improving team processes (e.g. testing deployment monitoring) and advocating for resource-efficient solutions.
* Collaborate Cross-Functionally with Stakeholders; Partner with customers product managers and UX designers to understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions.
* Influence Technical Strategy and Architecture; Create comprehensive documentation of software architecture testing processes and operational procedures. Contribute to team-level architectural decisions and guide future technical investments.
* Drive Process Improvements and Innovation; Identify and implement process improvements (e.g. CI/CD pipelines testing automation) to enhance team efficiency. Champion operational best practices (e.g. observability error handling) and reduce technical debt.
* Mentor and Coach Junior Engineers; Actively train new teammates on software architecture testing operations and security. Provide constructive feedback during code reviews and guide peers on best practices.
A day in the life
* Architect and Ship High-Impact Features; Collaborate with product managers and designers to define the scope of a new feature balancing customer needs with technical constraints. Write production-ready code that scales seamlessly and meets Amazons bar.
* Solve Real-Time Production Challenges; Dive into alerts or customer-reported bugs diagnosing root causes under pressure and deploying fixes that minimize downtime. Proactively tune systems for performance e.g. reducing latency in a critical API or eliminating resource bottlenecks.
* Drive Efficiency Through Process Innovation; Automate testing or deployment pipelines to eliminate manual bottlenecks freeing the team to focus on high-value work. Champion operational excellence by implementing monitoring tools or reliability frameworks that ensure a high quality experience for millions of users daily.
About the team
The PXT Employee Listening organization serves as Amazons central hub for employee intelligence providing tools and systems that collect analyze and deliver employee feedback and insights across the entire company. We gather intelligence through both active channels (where employees directly share feedback) and ambient channels (which capture how employees experience work through their digital activities and interactions). This comprehensive approach enables Amazon to understand and improve the workplace through data-driven decision making supporting our goal to be Earths Best Employer.
Our ecosystem reaches nearly 2.4 million Amazon employees and affiliates daily. Active listening tools like Connections MyVoice and Amazon Surveys collect direct feedback while ambient listening channels analyze workplace activity digital communication productivity and physical presence data. These diverse data sources are integrated and shared with scientists HRBPs managers leaders business intelligence engineers program managers and other product teams through APIs empowering them to make informed decisions that enhance the employee experience.
- 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
- 1 years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
- 1 years of designing and developing large-scale multi-tiered multi-threaded embedded or distributed software applications tools systems and services using: C# C Java or Perl experience
- 1 years of Object Oriented Design experience
- Bachelors degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science Engineering Mathematics or a related field
- 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
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.
Were creating an employee listening system that helps build a workplace where Amazonians can invent and deliver on behalf of customers. Our products and services are used by 2.4 million employees every day and enable Amazon to collect employee sentiment on topics like Job Satisfaction Career Growth Day 1 Culture and generate data metrics and insights in the right places to drive high quality high velocity high impact decisions.
Our team combines the culture of a startup the innovation and creativity of an R&D lab and technical challenges at the scale of Amazon. We expect engineers product and management alike to take a high-level of ownership for the product vision technical architecture and project delivery. Successful candidates will be strong owners who can work through ambiguity and complexity to deliver results for customers.
Key job responsibilities
* Deliver High-Quality End-to-End Software Features; Independently design implement test deploy and maintain software features spanning the full lifecycle. Tackle difficult problems with visible risks or roadblocks (e.g. performance bottlenecks scalability challenges). Work with distributed systems real-time data pipelines and ML-powered sentiment analysis.
* Resolve Operational Issues and Advocate for Excellence; Identify and eliminate root causes of software failures ensuring permanent fixes. Drive operational excellence by improving team processes (e.g. testing deployment monitoring) and advocating for resource-efficient solutions.
* Collaborate Cross-Functionally with Stakeholders; Partner with customers product managers and UX designers to understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions.
* Influence Technical Strategy and Architecture; Create comprehensive documentation of software architecture testing processes and operational procedures. Contribute to team-level architectural decisions and guide future technical investments.
* Drive Process Improvements and Innovation; Identify and implement process improvements (e.g. CI/CD pipelines testing automation) to enhance team efficiency. Champion operational best practices (e.g. observability error handling) and reduce technical debt.
* Mentor and Coach Junior Engineers; Actively train new teammates on software architecture testing operations and security. Provide constructive feedback during code reviews and guide peers on best practices.
A day in the life
* Architect and Ship High-Impact Features; Collaborate with product managers and designers to define the scope of a new feature balancing customer needs with technical constraints. Write production-ready code that scales seamlessly and meets Amazons bar.
* Solve Real-Time Production Challenges; Dive into alerts or customer-reported bugs diagnosing root causes under pressure and deploying fixes that minimize downtime. Proactively tune systems for performance e.g. reducing latency in a critical API or eliminating resource bottlenecks.
* Drive Efficiency Through Process Innovation; Automate testing or deployment pipelines to eliminate manual bottlenecks freeing the team to focus on high-value work. Champion operational excellence by implementing monitoring tools or reliability frameworks that ensure a high quality experience for millions of users daily.
About the team
The PXT Employee Listening organization serves as Amazons central hub for employee intelligence providing tools and systems that collect analyze and deliver employee feedback and insights across the entire company. We gather intelligence through both active channels (where employees directly share feedback) and ambient channels (which capture how employees experience work through their digital activities and interactions). This comprehensive approach enables Amazon to understand and improve the workplace through data-driven decision making supporting our goal to be Earths Best Employer.
Our ecosystem reaches nearly 2.4 million Amazon employees and affiliates daily. Active listening tools like Connections MyVoice and Amazon Surveys collect direct feedback while ambient listening channels analyze workplace activity digital communication productivity and physical presence data. These diverse data sources are integrated and shared with scientists HRBPs managers leaders business intelligence engineers program managers and other product teams through APIs empowering them to make informed decisions that enhance the employee experience.
- 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
- 1 years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
- 1 years of designing and developing large-scale multi-tiered multi-threaded embedded or distributed software applications tools systems and services using: C# C Java or Perl experience
- 1 years of Object Oriented Design experience
- Bachelors degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science Engineering Mathematics or a related field
- 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
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.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at WA Seattle - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually
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