Software Dev Engineer I

About the Role

This role is intended for 2026 and 2025 graduates only. At Amazon, we hire the best minds in technology to innovate and build on behalf of our customers. Our Software Development Engineers (SDEs) use cutting-edge technology to solve complex problems and get to see the impact of their work first-hand. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about creating new products, features, and services from scratch while managing ambiguity and fast-paced development cycles.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to conceive, design, and bring innovative products and services to market.
• Design and build innovative technologies in a large distributed computing environment and help lead fundamental changes in the industry.
• Create solutions to run predictions on distributed systems with exposure to innovative technologies at incredible scale and speed.
• Build distributed storage, index, and query systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, low cost, and easy to manage/use.
• Design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.
• Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software.

What You'll Need

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or above in computer science, computer engineering, or related field.
• Knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals such as object-oriented design, algorithm design, data structures, problem solving, and complexity analysis.
• Knowledge of programming languages such as C/C++, Python, Java or Perl.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous technical internship(s).
• Experience with distributed, multi-tiered systems, algorithms, and relational databases.
• Experience in optimization mathematics such as linear programming and nonlinear optimization.
• Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions, and handle ambiguous or undefined problems.

Resume Tip

To stand out, ensure your resume highlights any previous technical internships and showcases your proficiency in core programming languages like Java, Python, or C++. Be sure to emphasize projects where you applied computer science fundamentals, data structures, and algorithms to solve complex, ambiguous problems.