Description
Work summary
Come and join Amazon’s Emerging Country Clients Meeting (ECCF) organization, at the Amazon Development Center in Amman, Jordan. We are looking for an intelligent, energetic, curious and self-disciplined Software Development Engineer to define and deliver our efforts to our current and future clients.
Amazon strives to be the most customer-centric company on Earth, and ECCF “Customer Fulfillment in Emerging Countries” focuses on new markets where Amazon has the potential to invest and expand its customer base. As these are small and emerging operations, the challenges and opportunities are different compared to mature countries. Here technology plays an important role in creating superior customer experiences in those regions. As a new market and as customer expectations evolve, there are opportunities to invent on behalf of customers and export those models to more established geographies. The team will focus on creating deep partnerships with WW technology teams and work on projects on a new set of innovative features that will add significant value to those countries.
We are looking for experienced software engineering leaders who possess a diverse set of skills. As a successful applicant for this role, you will solve various complex problems across Amazon (including business prioritization, technical challenges in optimization, large-scale computing, distributed systems, web applications, scalability, security, and algorithms), and you will lead multiple programs in parallel With that, you will work with commercial stakeholders and partner technical teams across the MENA region, India, Brazil and the USA, and will support the growth and development of a high-performance software engineering team.
Basic qualifications
– Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
– 8+ years of experience in software development
Objective Objective Programming (OOP) and/or Design (OOD) best practices and principles.
Fundamentals of Computer Science in Data Structures, Algorithms, Problem Solving, Distributed Systems, and Complexity Analysis
Knowledge of professional software engineering practices and best practices for the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build, testing, and operations
Self-directed able to operate effectively in a highly innovative and fast-paced environment
Experience in Agile software development in a UNIX/Linux environment
qualifications preferred
– Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
Knowledge of professional software engineering practices and best practices for the full software development lifecycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing and operations.
Experience with distributed computing and enterprise-wide systems
– Strong problem-solving, communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
Architecture skills, knowledge of design patterns and strong fundamentals.
Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams and senior management to gather requirements and describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy.
Experience in developing RESTful web services and complex software systems that have been successfully delivered.
Experience working with cloud architecture, web services and websites
Hands-on experience in many different technologies, typically ranging from front end user interfaces, data warehouses, cloud technologies, and back end systems.
Experience in guiding junior software engineers to improve their skills, make them more effective, and product software engineers.
Experience in influencing the best practices of software engineers within your team.
You are the type of person who quickly gains respect from peers and jumps at the opportunity to share knowledge and a mentor.
Amazon.ae, formerly Souq.com, is an English and Arabic e-commerce platform, owned by Amazon, the largest e-commerce platform in the Arab world. On March 28, 2017, Amazon.com confirmed that it would acquire Souq.com for $580 million. On May 1, 2019, Souq.com became known as Amazon.ae.