The Software Development Engineer (L5) role at Amazon's Selection & Catalog Systems team in Seattle focuses on building new services and tools from scratch to support the world's largest product catalog. This position offers the opportunity to work on innovative projects that require technical design and problem-solving skills at a massive scale. The team is fast-moving and collaborative, emphasizing greenfield work and direct impact on millions of customers. Candidates should be comfortable with ambiguity and eager to drive technical solutions across organizational boundaries.

• 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
• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards and testing
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

• Drive business decisions in collaboration with the team
• Design, implement, test, deploy, and maintain innovative software solutions
• Ensure a high standard of quality for all team deliverables using software engineering best practices
• Write high-quality distributed system software
• Work in an agile, startup-like development environment

• 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.