The Software Development Engineer-II in Retail Pricing plays a critical role in advancing automated pricing infrastructure through technical innovation, scalable system design and usage of AI/ML models. Responsibilities include building and maintaining global pricing architecture that serves teams across all regions, directly supporting the vision of fully automated workflows with minimal manual intervention.

Key job responsibilities
Key responsibilities include building scalable solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams through a federated engagement model, and mentoring junior engineers. The role requires strong analytical skills, attention to operational excellence and security compliance, plus the ability to balance technical depth with business impact to enhance customer trust through competitive pricing strategies.

About the team
The Pricing Document Store team serves as the central authority for managing pricing data across Amazon's retail and 3P systems, establishing standardized shared data models and event-driven architectures. Our platform handles real-time and delayed data ingestion with immediate read/write access. We operate the Pricing Event Bus and Unified Pricing Derivation Layer, supporting stakeholder teams across Pricing Systems. The team focuses on reducing system complexity, enabling cost-effective feature development, and streamlining data architecture while maintaining operational excellence.

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
- 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
- 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
- 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

- 2+ years of machine learning, statistical modeling, data mining, and analytics techniques experience
- Master's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Usage of generative AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency, with a willingness to learn effective prompting and evaluation practices.
- Ability to recognize opportunities where generative AI could enhance products, workflows, or customer experiences.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually