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# Software Dev Engineer III

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $102,000.0 - $169,108.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Databases, Distributed Computing Environment, Distributed Data Store, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, TypeScript, Backend, Build Management, Information Technology, Front End Software Development
- **Published:** September 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/uscf2a4f17a8657e225f4aea65d76c12b4

## About the Role

* Deliver results
 * Dive deep
 * Insist on the highest standards
 * Years of Experience
 * Minimum 5 years of experience in software development

Disqualifies:

 * Work only on small scale systems

Performance Indicators:

 * Quality of work

Degree/ Certification Requirements:

 * Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent

What background does someone have that is successful in this role?

 * Someone who has worked on large scale projects for a large company.
 * Database technology experience

## Description

* Collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary Client to conceive, design, and bring innovative products and services to market.
 * Design and build innovative technologies in a large distributed computing environment and help lead fundamental changes in the industry.
 * Create solutions to run predictions on distributed systems with exposure to innovative technologies at incredible scale and speed.
 * Build distributed storage, index, and query systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, low cost, and easy to manage/use.
 * Design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.
 * Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software.

Top 3 Must Have Hard Skills:
(Top 3 ranked in importance):

 * Java, javascript (typescript)
 * AWS (dynamo, lambda, etc), Cloud experience
 * database technology experience

Nice to haves:
(Top 3 ranked in importance):

 * Former Client / contractor with good feedback
 * Full stack (frontend + backend)
 * System integrations


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