DESCRIPTION

Amazon’s AGI Information org is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software Development Engineer to drive the development of industry-leading Knowledge Graph systems. As a key member of AGI Information Web & Knowledge Services team, you will play a critical role in advancing AI/ML technologies that enable customers to leverage billions of facts stored in knowledge graphs.

You will have an opportunity to directly impact the customer experience, design, architecture, and implementation of products that will be used every day by people you know. We’re looking for someone passionate about innovating on behalf of customers, who demonstrates strong product ownership and is willing to think in new ways to solve difficult problems.

You will have track record of success in delivering new products, solving problems, and learning new technologies quickly. A commitment to teamwork, proactive approach to solving problems, and strong verbal and written communication skills are essential. Creating reliable, scalable, and high-performance products requires technical expertise, understanding of computer science fundamentals, and practical experience building efficient large-scale systems. This person is comfortable delivering quality solutions in a fast-growing environment where priorities may change rapidly.

Key job responsibilities
– Design and implement high-throughput, cost-effective data pipelines to extract, transform, and load (ETL) data and facts from structured and semi-structured knowledge sources.
– Write high quality, well-tested production code in languages like Java and Python. Knowledge of Spark and Scala is a plus.
– Work closely with scientists and other engineers to develop state-of-the-art streaming algorithms to process large datasets in real-time, including tasks such as deduplication, topic clustering, and entity resolution.
– Build, extend, and maintain an existing codebase while also designing and developing new software components.
– Participate in prioritization, estimation, and sprint planning. Work in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver high quality software against aggressive schedules.

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
– 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

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

USA, WA, Seattle