Sofware Development Engineer, Core Shopping
Amazon · Seattle, WA
📍 Seattle, Washington, USAvia amazonPosted July 8, 2026
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We are looking for a talented Software Development Engineer to design, build, and operate large-scale systems that power Amazon Lists. You'll work on high-traffic services and customer-facing experiences, solving complex problems in distributed systems, frontend modernization, and data-driven personalization — all while directly impacting the shopping experience for hundreds of millions of customers worldwide.
Key job responsibilities
Design & Build: Architect and implement scalable backend services and customer-facing features across the Lists platform
Frontend Development: Develop responsive, performant UI experiences using modern frameworks (React) to delight customers
System Ownership: Own services end-to-end — from design through deployment, monitoring, and operational excellence
Technical Excellence: Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code; participate in design and code reviews; raise the quality bar for the team
Operational Health: Participate in on-call rotations, drive root-cause analysis, and build automated monitoring and alerting
Collaboration: Partner with product managers, designers, and peer engineers to define technical solutions that meet customer needs
Mentorship: Guide junior engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and best practices
About the team
Amazon Lists helps hundreds of millions of customers organize and share the things they love — from wish lists and gift registries to idea boards and collections. We're entering a new chapter, applying state of the art AI to re-imagine how customers curate, discover, and connect through lists.
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