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: Job summary Identity Services owns the systems that enable authenticating and identifying every Amazon customer in the world. Every aspect of the Amazon global business depends on our systems to know who the customer is, and if our

: Job summary Identity Services owns the systems that enable authenticating and identifying every Amazon customer in the world. Every aspect of the Amazon global business depends on our systems to know who the customer is, and if our systems are not up and running, the company stops. We balance keeping our systems fast, scalable and performant (no exceptions!) with rapidly delivering great features for Amazon customers and our developer partners. In short, we get to own and innovate on a critical customer experience while also supporting nearly every other business at the company the best of both worlds The Profiles or 'Person Centric Amazon' team within Amazon Identity is leading one of Amazon's most exciting and highly visible projects. We are building the underlying infrastructure that delivers personalized experiences to hundreds of millions of customers globally. If you watch shows on Prime Video, own an Alexa Echo device, or access any number of other Amazon services that utilize profiles, it's highly likely that you use the technology that our team delivers. We are looking for builder who are passionate about building secure and intuitive customer experiences and who love the challenge of building performant and robust systems at scale. Our systems manage hundreds of millions of customer records, and respond to millions of transactions per minute. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, know how to deliver, are innovative, and long for the opportunity to build solutions to challenging problems then we want you as a Software Development Engineer for Amazon's eCommerce Platform Identity Services group. About the team Identity Services owns the systems that enable authenticating and identifying every Amazon customer in the world. The Profiles or 'Person Centric Amazon' team within Amazon Identity is leading one of Amazon's most exciting and highly visible projects. We are building the underlying infrastructure that delivers personalized experiences to hundreds of millions of customers globally. Basic Qualifications : 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience 1+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems. Programming experience with at least one software programming language. 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design 1+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems. Master Degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field plus one year of work experience. -OR- Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field plus five years of progressively responsible work experience in lieu of the Master's degree and one year of experience. Solid knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals (object-oriented design, data structures and algorithm design) Proficiency in, at least, one object oriented programming language such as C++ or Java Preferred Qualifications : Experience in building large scale distributed systems Experience in scaling and performance tuning of large systems Experience with AWS and other cloud technologies Ability to communicate across technical and non-technical audiences Knowledge of Unix/Linux