SDE-1 (Fixed Term Contract)
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Cross Border Tech at Amazon is seeking a Software Development Engineer on a fixed-term contract to design, architect, and deliver scalable cross-border software solutions with local language, currency and payments support. You will work on information extraction, large-scale computing, distributed systems, web applications, data mining, and security, helping to stabilize day-to-day operations and improve build and testing processes. This role offers the potential for permanent placement based on performance, and can be attractive for freelancers aiming to become domain experts and influence architecture and product development. Day-to-day work includes solving complex problems through data, designing state-of-the-art software, and owning inputs and business outcomes with automated metric monitoring.
The job is simple: make everything available to everyone all the time at the best possible price. The requirements are almost as simple - we’re looking for leaders and trailblazers who aren’t afraid of tackling massive scale, layered complexity and ambiguous requirements to empower our customers to shop the World. No two features are ever the same and our customers are hungry for every single one!
What to expect day-to-day:
• Solve complex problems through data, rapidly.
• Design and develop state of the art software systems that address these complex and ambiguous problems.
• Own the inputs and the business outcome through cultivating a culture of relentless auditing and metric monitoring, automatically where possible.
This is a contractual position which is ideal for candidates who are looking to deal with scaling challenges at Amazon and ready to build mission critical system software applications and tools. It is also an opportunity for freelance candidates to become domain experts and have an enormous opportunity to make a large impact on the design, architecture and development of consumer products. Depending on individual performance this experience can lead to permanent positions as Software Development Engineers at Amazon.
Key job responsibilities
What to expect day-to-day:
• Solve complex problems through data, rapidly.
• Design and develop state of the art software systems that address these complex and ambiguous problems.
• Own the inputs and the business outcome through cultivating a culture of relentless auditing and metric monitoring, automatically where possible.
Basic Qualifications
- 1+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalentOur 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. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

