Software Development Engineer, Checkout Applications Team
Amazon
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Seattle, WA · Posted October 29, 2026
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About the job
Do you want to be part of the core team at Amazon building the Checkout experience that hundreds of millions of customers across the world use everyday?
Checkout is part of the Purchase Experience organization whose mission is to offer the most trusted and delightfully easy purchase experience on Earth. We offer the touch points that empower customers to collect and manage the items they intend to buy; provide the critical order details that enable them to make informed purchase decisions; surface contextual product and program-related benefits/recommendations to help them basket build and deepen their relationship with Amazon. We celebrate purchase completion while guiding them towards the next step of their shopping journey. Our team of builders owns the software, systems, and processes that enable 300+ teams to innovate on behalf of our customers each year in the final stages of a customer’s shopping journey.
We are seeking a full stack software development engineer with a passion for high quality user experience(s) and engineering excellence.
We are building the most critical, high impact, and high scale Checkout platform the world has ever seen. Bring your experience and perspectives to the table, make your mark on the next generation platform and help define best practices and code that will stand the test of time.
Key job responsibilities - Designing and developing enterprise scale distributed systems - Ability to design and code right solutions starting with broadly defined problems. - Work with other team members to develop the architecture and design of new and current systems. - Work in an agile environment to deliver high quality software. - Embracing operational excellence and win customer trust. - You increase the speed of implementation of backend features by identifying and mitigating design risks early. - You own what you and your team creates
A day in the life We collaborate across disciplines. You will have the opportunity to work closely and collaborate with product managers, UX designers and researchers, and business intelligence engineers to innovate, measure, analyze and refine the experiences we deliver to millions of customers across the planet on a daily basis. Our roles are all well defined, but we encourage individuals to cross boundaries and learn from each other.
About the team Checkout’s mission is to offer the most trusted and delightfully easy purchase experience on Earth. We seek a myriad of backgrounds and experiences to drive innovation in one of the most high-profile customer experiences within Amazon. We care deeply about our people and our proud of our commitment to both building and maintaining an inclusive environment where everyone can be successful. Each month, we dedicate a full, meeting-free day towards learning and development; encouraging team members to innovate and focus on the work they’re most excited about, learn new skills, work on career growth, and take extra time to celebrate our successes. - 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 - 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
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .
USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually