The Senior Software Development Engineer role on the PRISM team at Amazon focuses on building large-scale distributed systems and AI/ML-powered applications to enhance the product catalog. The team aims to create a canonical product identity and matching system that eliminates duplicates and integrates diverse product data. This position requires deep technical leadership and the ability to influence architectural decisions while ensuring system reliability and scalability. The successful candidate will work collaboratively to translate business goals into effective software solutions.

• 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 for an engineering team
• 5+ years of experience in the full software development life cycle
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Experience building complex software systems successfully delivered to customers
• 6+ years of experience processing data with massively parallel technologies
• Experience working in catalog, identity, or matching problem domains

• Own the design and delivery of large-scale systems that power product identity and matching
• Lead architecture decisions for systems handling hundreds of millions of transactions daily
• Translate vague requirements into implementable solutions under tight schedules
• Design systems from scratch in fast-evolving domains and integrate with Amazon's ecosystem
• Build and optimize inference infrastructure for multimodal models at scale
• Drive change across teams through technical influence and establish architectural consistency
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and provide feedback through code reviews
• Communicate effectively across multiple stakeholders and balance trade-offs
• Partner closely with Applied Scientists to translate ML research into production systems

• 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.