Amazon.com Services LLC

Software Development, System Development Engineering, international stores

SystemDevelopmentEngineer

$99–160k Seattle, Washington, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“System Development Engineer at Amazon.com Services LLC. Skills: System development, Payment infrastructure, Distributed systems. Develop infrastructure-as-code software. Stand-up distributed services”

What You'll Achieve.

Keep payment services running; Improve reliability for customers

Industry & Context.

Software Development, System Development Engineering, international stores
Problems you'll solve

Diagnosing failures; Investigate issues; Resolve issues

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Automating infrastructure, Deploying infrastructure, Supporting infrastructure, Programming with Python, Programming with Ruby, Programming with Golang, Programming with Java, Programming with C++, Programming with C#, Programming with Rust, Linux/Unix experience

Nice to Have

CI/CD pipelines experience, Build processes experience, Modern programming language knowledge

What You'll Do.

Develop infrastructure-as-code software

Stand-up distributed services

Design fault tolerance solutions

Design disaster recovery solutions

Identify scaling bottlenecks

Remove scaling bottlenecks

Build scaled services

Manage scaled services

Diagnose customer issues

Resolve customer issues

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work with other engineers

Full Job Description

Shape the Future of Payments — Join Amazon's Global Payments Tech If you've ever wondered what it takes to move money at the speed of light — across continents, currencies, and millions of customers — this is your chance to be part of it. We're looking for talented System Development Engineers to join one of the most impactful and fastest-growing teams at Amazon. You'll be working on the payment infrastructure that powers Amazon.com, Kindle, and AWS — systems that process tens of billions of dollars annually for over 100 million customers and merchants worldwide. What makes this role different? This isn't just support — it's mission-critical engineering. You'll be solving real, complex problems at an unprecedented scale: diagnosing failures in live payment flows, improving reliability for customers across the globe, and directly influencing how we handle currency choice, in-store payments, pay on delivery, credit and debit transactions, seller disbursements, gift cards, and more. What you'll contribute: Keep Tier-1 payment services running with accuracy, speed, and high availability Investigate and resolve issues that directly impact customer experience across numerous countries and payment methods Collaborate with engineering teams to drive improvements that scale globally Be part of building the next generation of online payment systems Why join us? We move fast, think big, and genuinely care about each other's growth. You'll find competitive compensation, hands-on growth opportunities that accelerate your career, and a team culture where your ideas and contributions actually matter. Come help us move all the money in the world — and grow your career while doing it. Key job responsibilities - Develop infrastructure-as-code software to stand-up large distributed services - Design fault tolerance and disaster recovery solutions - Identify and remove scaling bottlenecks in large-scale distributed systems - Work with other engineers to build and manage massively scale

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