Software Development Engineer III, Amazon Now (Project Tez)

- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
- 5+ 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

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We are from Amazon Now aka Tez team. We are working on a grounds up initiatives for an upcoming and fast growing quick commerce space in India. We are developing a completely brand new quick commerce experience using client side rendering frameworks based on ReactJS and powered by multiple backend services being developed grounds up. The new user experience spans across entire lifecycle of quick commerce shopping journey from discovery and traffic, storefront, ordering and delivery experience.
For this Greenfield initiative, you'll be working alongside a talented and collaborative team made of Sr. SDEs, Sr. FEEs, PEs, Sr. PE, TPMs, SDMs and will be a great opportunity for learning, growing and building industry leading shopping experience from scratch..

Key job responsibilities
- You solve complex problems, applying appropriate technologies and best practices.
- You work with your team to invent, design and build software that is stable and performant.
- You are proficient in a broad range of design approaches and know when it is appropriate to use them (and when it is not). Your solutions are pragmatic.
- You consider the legacy of the code you produce and write code that an SDE unfamiliar with the system can understand.
- You limit the use of short-term workarounds. You do things with the proper level of complexity the first time (or at least minimize incidental complexity).
- You create flexible software without over-engineering. You make appropriate trade-offs, re-use where possible, and are judicious about introducing dependencies.
- You are efficient with resource usage (e.g., system hardware, database, memory/CPU, etc.)
- You work on project ideas with customers, stakeholders, and peers

About the team
We are a fast-moving team creating innovative e-commerce solutions with potential for global impact. Our culture combines swift execution with excellence, fostering an environment where talented professionals can shape the future of digital commerce. We value quick iteration, high ownership, and quality standards. Team members enjoy a collaborative atmosphere with mentorship opportunities, while working with innovative technologies. The ideal candidates are those who bring both technical expertise and business acumen, eager to contribute beyond code to overall product vision.
This role offers the opportunity to work on transformative initiatives that will redefine the e-commerce landscape while growing professionally in a flexible, innovation-driven environment.