Amazon
Software Development Engineer, Time & Pay Innovation
Amazon, Bellevue, Washington, us, 98009
Description
Amazon is one of the largest employers on the planet with hundreds of thousands of employees across the globe. Come join us in our journey to deliver solutions for one of the most complex domains in People eXperience Technology (PXT). We own and deliver technology to manage employee time expectations and compute their pay, globally, for all our current and emerging businesses. At the core, we are in the business of analytics - real-time and event-driven - of data collected from IoT devices (time clocks) and web user interfaces. We own our own high-availability authoritative services to support this processing, and require the ability to work from authoritative, replay-able, auditable "truth" for any point in an employee's timeline. Our business rules are complex and arcane, varying by role, business, and jurisdiction. We are solving all these problems at Amazon scale, an order of magnitude larger than supported by any commodity solutions and growing exponentially.
You should be a passionate, results-oriented, experienced software developer. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, have a relentless focus on the customer experience and want to build something new rather than just maintain someone else’s code, then this role is for you. Successful candidates will be strong leaders who can prioritize well, communicate clearly, and have a consistent track record of delivery. The PXT business requires creative engineering balanced with high quality and customer focus. Professional traits that are not unique to this position, but necessary for Amazon leaders:
Exhibits excellent judgment
Has relentlessly high standards (is never satisfied with the status quo)
Is able to dive deep and is never out of touch with the details of the business or the technology
Expects and requires innovation of their team
Has passion and convictions and the innate ability to inspire passion in others
Strong results orientation
Thinks big
Key job responsibilities
As Software Development Engineer in PXT you are responsible to design, architect, develop, test, deploy and deliver scalable, multi-tiered software applications, systems, platforms or services using modern languages, design patterns, frameworks and technologies. To achieve this, meet stakeholder, gather and document related information, participate design and other technical reviews, participate in strategic planning to deliver best experience for the users of the software applications, systems, platforms or services.
A day in the life
s Software Development Engineer in PXT you are responsible to design, architect, develop, test, deploy and deliver scalable, multi-tiered software applications, systems, platforms or services using modern languages, design patterns, frameworks and technologies. To achieve this, meet stakeholder, gather and document related information, participate design and other technical reviews, participate in strategic planning to deliver best experience for the users of the software applications, systems, platforms or services.
About the team
TAA supports 1.8MM associates and 100K managers across 13 business lines in 21 countries using Amazon’s homegrown timekeeping system, Amazon Time Plus (AT+), and seven third party (3P) systems, with MyTime (MT) being the largest 3P by population. Scheduling is one of the core pillars of TAA and acts as a bridge between labor planning processes and pay generation. The labor planning process is used by Operations to effectively plan employee schedules and labor. Shift planning not only determines which schedules the site will need, but also the individual workgroups and/or employees needed to meet that demand. Time and Attendance (TAA) track the actual associate work against these schedules to detect worked hour compliance violation and calculate pay.
Basic Qualifications
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
Preferred Qualifications
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
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 $151,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261,500/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.
Amazon is one of the largest employers on the planet with hundreds of thousands of employees across the globe. Come join us in our journey to deliver solutions for one of the most complex domains in People eXperience Technology (PXT). We own and deliver technology to manage employee time expectations and compute their pay, globally, for all our current and emerging businesses. At the core, we are in the business of analytics - real-time and event-driven - of data collected from IoT devices (time clocks) and web user interfaces. We own our own high-availability authoritative services to support this processing, and require the ability to work from authoritative, replay-able, auditable "truth" for any point in an employee's timeline. Our business rules are complex and arcane, varying by role, business, and jurisdiction. We are solving all these problems at Amazon scale, an order of magnitude larger than supported by any commodity solutions and growing exponentially.
You should be a passionate, results-oriented, experienced software developer. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, have a relentless focus on the customer experience and want to build something new rather than just maintain someone else’s code, then this role is for you. Successful candidates will be strong leaders who can prioritize well, communicate clearly, and have a consistent track record of delivery. The PXT business requires creative engineering balanced with high quality and customer focus. Professional traits that are not unique to this position, but necessary for Amazon leaders:
Exhibits excellent judgment
Has relentlessly high standards (is never satisfied with the status quo)
Is able to dive deep and is never out of touch with the details of the business or the technology
Expects and requires innovation of their team
Has passion and convictions and the innate ability to inspire passion in others
Strong results orientation
Thinks big
Key job responsibilities
As Software Development Engineer in PXT you are responsible to design, architect, develop, test, deploy and deliver scalable, multi-tiered software applications, systems, platforms or services using modern languages, design patterns, frameworks and technologies. To achieve this, meet stakeholder, gather and document related information, participate design and other technical reviews, participate in strategic planning to deliver best experience for the users of the software applications, systems, platforms or services.
A day in the life
s Software Development Engineer in PXT you are responsible to design, architect, develop, test, deploy and deliver scalable, multi-tiered software applications, systems, platforms or services using modern languages, design patterns, frameworks and technologies. To achieve this, meet stakeholder, gather and document related information, participate design and other technical reviews, participate in strategic planning to deliver best experience for the users of the software applications, systems, platforms or services.
About the team
TAA supports 1.8MM associates and 100K managers across 13 business lines in 21 countries using Amazon’s homegrown timekeeping system, Amazon Time Plus (AT+), and seven third party (3P) systems, with MyTime (MT) being the largest 3P by population. Scheduling is one of the core pillars of TAA and acts as a bridge between labor planning processes and pay generation. The labor planning process is used by Operations to effectively plan employee schedules and labor. Shift planning not only determines which schedules the site will need, but also the individual workgroups and/or employees needed to meet that demand. Time and Attendance (TAA) track the actual associate work against these schedules to detect worked hour compliance violation and calculate pay.
Basic Qualifications
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
Preferred Qualifications
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
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 $151,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261,500/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.