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Amazon Sr. Software Engineer, HST Memberships in Seattle, Washington
Description
We are a passionate team working to build a best-in-class healthcare product designed to make high-quality healthcare easy to access. We are looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer who can build new engineering solutions with a motivated team that will delight our customers. The problem space is well-defined but the solution space is not and strong technical acumen and ability to spot problems at architecture stage would be important. This role requires deep technical expertise, and gives you the opportunity to engineer systems and build reliable and secure services for healthcare. You have an eye towards quality, and insist on the highest standards. You are motivated to tackle ambiguous situations with technologies to rapidly solve problems. You are a team player, contribute to the execution of team objectives, and leverage technical knowledge and engineering best practices to rapidly deliver solutions that have a broad business impact.
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Key job responsibilities
About the team
Amazon’s mission is to make it dramatically easier for customers to access the healthcare products and services they need to get and stay healthy. Towards this mission, we (Health Storefront and Shared Tech) are building the technology, products and services, that help customers find, buy, and engage with the healthcare solutions they need.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Seattle, WA, USA
Basic Qualifications
5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
Preferred Qualifications
5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
Understanding software design principles and computer science fundamentals
Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role
Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role
Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs at scale
Curiosity and drive to learn new technologies and business domains
Prior experience building services on a cloud platform (AWS or otherwise)
Prior experience working for a consumer-facing technology company
Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, and asynchronous architectures
Track record of mentoring other SDEs Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $134,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.