Software Development Engineer II - Search Science Data Infrastructure

Job Description

Amazon Search is seeking a talented Software Development Engineer II to join our Search Science Data Infrastructure team in Palo Alto, California. This team is responsible for delivering high-quality and fresh machine learning (ML) model training data and providing seamless access to all ML artifacts through federated Feature Store infrastructure. Our big-data platform provides the ML training data to Amazon search ranking, matching quality, search economics, and powers live-site features, including search suggestions, query understanding, spelling, search result ranking, and personalization.

Key Responsibilities

Lead Development: Lead the development of services and infrastructure at the intersection of machine learning, big data, and distributed systems. Empower hundreds of science teams across Amazon to deliver machine learning at scale for ML model training, feature engineering, and data quality monitoring.
Design & Develop: Design, write code, and deploy big data and machine learning services. These services support the foundation of our search R&D processes, supporting science, product development, and production of the world’s largest product search engine.
Operational Excellence: Obsess over operational excellence, evaluate system performance, security, design system metrics, and drive quality improvements. Focus on customer needs and satisfaction.

Basic Qualifications

3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems.
Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

Preferred Qualifications

Expert knowledge in performance, large-scale distributed system scalability, system architecture, and engineering best practices.
Experience mentoring other engineers and defining technical culture.

Location

This position is based in downtown Palo Alto, a short walk from numerous shops and restaurants, and right across from the Caltrain station.

About Amazon

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Compensation

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. Additional compensation may include equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation.

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