Software Development Engineer 2, IES Shopping
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Join the IES Latency team at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer 2 focused on reducing latency for emerging market shoppers. You will build advanced latency optimization services, implement UI improvements for perceived performance, and identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, including mobile app optimization for faster startup times. This role spans mobile, web, and backend optimization, delivering impact on millions of customers and Amazon's global infrastructure.
The IES Latency team focuses on reducing latency for emerging market shoppers, bridging the performance gap with local competitors and Amazon's best performing regions. We build foundational capabilities that improve performance globally.
What You'll Work On
Advanced latency optimization servicesUI improvements for perceived performanceSystematic performance bottleneck identification and resolutionMobile app optimization for faster startup times
Technical Areas
Mobile Performance EngineeringWeb Performance OptimizationInfrastructure & Backend OptimizationPerformance Monitoring & Analytics
Impact
Build solutions that directly improve customer experience for millions of users while creating scalable capabilities that benefit Amazon's global infrastructure.
Basic Qualifications
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 3+ years of Video Games Industry (supporting title Development, Release, or Live Ops) experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
Preferred Qualifications
- 3+ 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
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