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Sr. Software Development Engineer, Amazon Autos

Amazon

Location

New York, NY

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/5/2026

Compensation

$168,100 - $250,200 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
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Job description

This role is a foundational tech lead opportunity to architect and own a greenfield, enterprise-grade data and insights platform for Amazon Autos. The position focuses on building AI-powered data platforms that enable automobile dealers and partners to make data-driven decisions. You will work at the intersection of data engineering, AI/ML, and product, leading cross-functional initiatives and mentoring engineers. The team is dedicated to transforming Amazon Autos' data infrastructure into a scalable service that enhances customer experiences.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 5+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming language
  • 5+ years of experience leading design or architecture of new and existing systems
  • Experience as a mentor or tech lead in an engineering team
  • Experience with data modeling, warehousing, and building ETL pipelines
  • Experience analyzing large datasets and translating them into actionable business insights
  • 5+ years of experience in the full software development life cycle
  • Master's degree in computer science or equivalent
  • 5+ years of experience developing end-to-end analytics solutions
  • Experience with big data technologies such as AWS, Hadoop, Spark, Pig, and Hive
  • Experience with Redshift or similar big data architectures
  • Experience with Kafka or similar big data architectures

Responsibilities

  • Architect and own the end-to-end design of a full-stack data platform
  • Define and enforce technical standards across the team
  • Lead cross-functional technical initiatives aligning various teams around a unified data strategy
  • Build AI-powered data platforms that serve ML models and deploy intelligent agents
  • Design and implement large-scale ETL/ELT pipelines using AWS-native and big data technologies
  • Drive the API strategy for external partner integrations
  • Lead design reviews and define code quality standards
  • Mentor and grow engineers on the team by providing technical guidance
  • Partner with product and business stakeholders to translate business problems into technical solutions
  • Define SLAs, build monitoring and alerting, and lead incident response for production systems

Benefits

  • Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.

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