Software Dev Eng. II, Worldwide Stores Accessibility

About the position

Are you interested in inventing experiences that equalize the way customers

discover and purchase products? Do you have a passion for raising the bar for

disability inclusion? Do you want to build and launch features on the Amazon

retail app and site? If so, we have the opportunity for you. We are the World

Wide Stores Accessibility team and we are on a mission to make Amazon the most

loved shopping destination for our customers with disabilities. We are seeking a

highly skilled and passionate, full-stack engineer to join our team.

As an SDE in our team, you will play a key role in shaping the future of online

shopping. We’re committed to exploring new ideas, quickly adapting based on

customer feedback, and continuously improving our approach. You will work on

projects aimed at enhancing the shopping experience for Amazon customers using

assistive technology. This role involves understanding our store’s front-end

architecture and applying innovative methods to make shopping easier and more

accessible. In this role, you’ll work closely with Product Managers, Front-End

Engineers, and UX Designers to develop solutions that are not only effective but

also user-friendly. If you’re interested in tackling new challenges and are

excited about the opportunity to build accessible, efficient products that stand

out for their quality and user experience, we encourage you to apply for this

position.

We are looking for an independent, creative, customer-obsessed & flexible Full

Stack Software Development Engineer. In addition to being able to work across

web/desktop and mobile you need to have an experimental mindset. We seek someone

who loves learning, seeks out new challenges, and can design and write reliable,

maintainable, and high-performance code in a highly collaborative environment.

We are the Worldwide Stores accessibility team. Our vision is to ensure every

Amazon customer can achieve their goals with equivalent efficiency. We invent

and scale solutions to empower customers with disabilities and simplify the way

builders deliver experiences that are born accessible. We are committed to

enhancing accessibility across Amazon’s services and believe that equal access

is non-negotiable. We use metrics to help leaders understand the accessibility

of their services; surface risk to ensure leaders are prepared to meet

accessibility regulations worldwide; and provide frameworks to help leaders

prioritize the needs of CWD in relation to the needs of their business.

Responsibilities

• play a key role in shaping the future of online shopping
• committed to exploring new ideas, quickly adapting based on customer feedback, and continuously improving our approach
• work on projects aimed at enhancing the shopping experience for Amazon customers using assistive technology
• understanding our store’s front-end architecture and applying innovative methods to make shopping easier and more accessible
• work closely with Product Managers, Front-End Engineers, and UX Designers to develop solutions that are not only effective but also user-friendly
• build accessible, efficient products that stand out for their quality and user experience

Requirements

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Nice-to-haves

• 3+ 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
• Experience with Android, iOS or other mobile application development or testing
• Knowledge of mobile and web design patterns and accessibility standards