Software Development Engineer - FinTech

Job Description

Are you interested in building high-performance, scalable Financial systems that support Amazons current and future growth Are you looking for an opportunity to build a highly available, large scale, enterprise-wide software solutions Does it excite you to find patterns and build generic, composable software solutions to solve complex big data problems Are you looking for ways to invent newer and simpler ways of building solutions Do you have a passion for ensuring a positive customer experience If so, we are looking for you to fill a challenging position in Amazon Finance Technology team.Amazon Financial Technology Team is looking for a results-oriented software development engineer, who can help us create the next generation of distributed, scalable financial systems. Our ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys the challenge of highly complex business contexts that are typically being defined in real-time. We need someone to design and develop services that facilitate global financial transactions worth billions (USD) annually.As a software development engineer, you will help solve a variety of technical challenges and build highly scalable solutions to solve unique problems for worldwide accounting/finance teams. You will work on big data problems making use of AWS services, design enterprise scaled systems, develop and deploy highly scalable and reliable distributed services. You will tackle challenging, novel situations every day. You should be comfortable with a degree of ambiguity that s higher than most projects and relish the idea of solving problems that, frankly, haven t been solved at scale before. Along the way, we guarantee that you will learn a ton, have fun and make a huge impact.On a day-to-day basis, you will be part of a small, close-knit team of engineers that are agile, data driven, and highly collaborative. You will help analyze cost patterns and models, propose ideas and design solutions to some of the most complex problems.Key Responsibilities: Primary role is a full stack software engineer designing and building user-friendly and intuitive applications, build big data systems that crunch TB scale of data to automat accounting processes Drive best practices and engineering excellence Development of code in Java, Scala using Spark, query languages (SQL), scripting languages (Python) Analyze and solve problems at their root, stepping back to understand the broader context Respond to high priority requests from senior business leaders Continually improve ongoing reporting and analysis processes, automating or simplifying self-service support, 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design 1+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems. MS/PhD in Computer Science 5+ years professional experience in software development Experience working with Cloud services (AWS, Azure) Proficiency using modern web development technologies and techniques, including HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, etc. Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations Ability to take a project from scoping requirements through actual launch of the project Experience defining system architectures and exploring technical feasibility tradeoffs Excellence in technical communication with peers and non-technical cohorts Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers Amazon is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success and we make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief.

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