[ref. h0770204] Software Development Engineer, PXT ITA LEGENDS

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Do you want a role with deep meaning and the ability to make a massive impact? Hiring top talent is not only critical to Amazon’s success—it can literally change the world. It took a lot of great hires to deliver innovations like AWS, Prime, and Alexa, which make life better for millions of customers around the world every day.

As part of the Intelligent Talent Acquisition (ITA) team, you'll have the opportunity to reinvent the hiring process and deliver unprecedented scale, sophistication, and accuracy that Amazon's Talent Acquisition operations need.

ITA is an industry-leading people science and technology organization made up of scientists, engineers, analysts, product professionals and more. Our shared goal is to fairly and precisely connect the right people to the right jobs. Last year, we delivered over 6 million online candidate assessments, replacing the "game of chance" with a merit-based approach that gives candidates the chance to showcase their true skills.
Each year we help Amazon deliver billions of packages around the world by making it possible to hire hundreds of thousands of associates with the right quantity, at the right location and at exactly the right time. You’ll work on state-of-the-art research, advanced software tools, new AI systems, and machine learning algorithms to solve complex hiring challenges.
Leveraging Amazon's in-house tech stack built on AWS, you'll have the autonomy and flexibility to bring innovative solutions to life. One day, we can bring these solutions to the rest of the world. Join ITA to transform the hiring landscape and make a meaningful difference in people's lives.

Together, we can solve the world's toughest hiring problems.

We're seeking an exceptional Software Development Engineer to join our Lead Generation and Detection Services (LEGENDS) organization within ITA. This role offers the exciting opportunity to be part of a newly established two-pizza team while driving the evolution of our existing services and pioneering new AI/ML-powered recruiting products.

Key job responsibilities
  • Lead complex technical projects and make key architectural decisions for large-scale systems
  • Design and implement scalable solutions while maintaining high coding standards and best practices
  • Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership through code reviews and knowledge sharing
  • Partner with product and cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions
  • Drive operational excellence through system reliability, monitoring, and automated alerting systems
  • Identify and resolve operational bottlenecks to improve system reliability and performance
  • Participate in and support 24x7 on-call rotations, leading incident response and post-mortems
  • Contribute to technical strategy and make decisions that balance business needs with technical trade-offs
  • Lead design reviews and provide technical direction for critical initiatives
  • Collaborate across teams to drive engineering excellence and innovation- Experience (non-internship) in professional software development
  • Experience in professional, non-internship software development
  • Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
  • Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build.

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