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# Senior Backend Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Bellevue, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $212,202.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Software Debugging, Fault Tolerance, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Backend, Information Technology
- **Published:** August 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us964a7bca9e3689c7fef80da8a5d8b1a5/eaa

## About the Role

Must have a Master's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Technology, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field, and 2 years of related work experience; OR a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Technology, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field, and 5 years of post-bachelor's, progressive related work experience.
Of the required experience, must have 2 years of experience in each of the following:
Designing and implementing software service architecture to support high throughput and fault tolerant services;
Working with cross-functional stakeholders to gather business requirements and translate them into technical requirements;
Maintaining and debugging software services;
Using agile methodology for the entire software development lifecycle; and

## Description

Design, develop, build, and maintain large-scale backend software systems across various applications/platforms.
Write documentation, coding, and work cross-functionally to plan on how to deliver the latest features on the platforms.
Improve system design and architecture to ensure high stability, and performance of the services.
Provide solutions to support risk and response business.
Build and enhance user-facing features with a focus on performance and scalability.
Collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality work in rapid product development.
Mentor junior software engineers and interns., Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products. As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JP…

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