Software Development Engineer-II, Amazon

Software Development Engineer-II, Amazon Amazon.com is looking for a talented and enthusiastic Software Development Engineer to join the Digital Acceleration team. The Digital Acceleration team owns services supporting the publishing, pricing and purchase of digital content including Kindle Books, Amazon AppStore, Amazon Music, Amazon Video, etc. This candidate will join a team working on scalable web services using cloud technologies and has the opportunity to work on Gen‑AI LLM technology.

The work will be highly visible to Amazon customers and internal stakeholders. Key Job Responsibilities As a Software Development Engineer II (SDE2) on the Digital Pricing and Promotions team, you will design and build software solutions that power promotional capabilities across Amazon’s Digital Acceleration (DA) businesses — including Kindle, Prime Video, and Music. You will own and evolve critical platforms that deliver promotional management, competitive pricing intelligence, and operational automation to pricing managers, business teams, and product managers across DA.

You will take meaningful ownership of key products—particularly the Promos UI platform—driving features from initial design through deployment and ongoing maintenance. Your work will span full‑stack development, crafting user interfaces with modern web technologies, building robust backend services in Java on AWS, and integrating with retail promotion systems such as PLM (Promotion Lifecycle Management). You will make architectural decisions that balance near‑term business needs with long‑term scalability and maintainability.

Architecture and design are central. You will lead technical designs independently, engage actively in design reviews, and provide substantive code review feedback that raises the bar for the team. Collaboration is essential.

You will work closely with operations teams, business stakeholders, retail promotion platform teams, and partner engineering organizations, translating customer workflows and pain points into well‑designed, reliable solutions. You will champion operational excellence through proactive monitoring, incident response, and identifying opportunities for automation and process improvement. Beyond individual delivery, you will help grow the team—mentoring junior engineers, contributing to development best practices, and driving technical improvements that increase the team's overall velocity and reliability.

About the team Our Vision: Be the one‑stop shop for digital business’s global cataloging needs to accelerate adoption, expansion, innovation to enhance Amazon customer’s shopping experience through enriched selection, discovery, monetization and customization for making quick purchase decision. Basic Qualifications 2+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience 2+ years of non‑internship design or architecture experience (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems Experience programming with at least one software programming language Preferred Qualifications 2+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent 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 https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information.

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