DESCRIPTION

Shout-Outs is a recognition-based suite of global products that creates a fun and rewarding experience for Amazon employees to recognize each other for their contributions to the workplace. Shout-Outs has driven positive outcomes for Amazon, helping save US Operations millions in attrition per year.

We are seeking a driven, results-oriented Senior Software Development Engineer to join our Shout-Outs team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving the team's long-term vision and architecture, shaping product roadmaps, and providing technical leadership to the engineering team as we continue to enhance and expand the Shout-Outs suite of services.

The ideal candidate will have extensive design and architecture experience, knowledge of AWS technologies and services, and a proven track record of building mission critical, highly scalable full-stack systems.


Key job responsibilities
* Lead complex, cross-functional projects that require the coordination of multiple engineers
* Own the team's system architecture, providing a holistic view and design guidance
* Be a key influencer in the team's strategic direction and technology choices
* Facilitate consensus-building when confronted with differing technical viewpoints
* Mentor and coach other engineers, both on the Shout-Outs team and across the organization
* Drive the adoption of engineering best practices within the team
* Work on ambiguous, customer-defined problems, developing the right technical strategy
* Understand the business impact of your work and make thoughtful technical trade-offs
* Tackle complex problems with simple, robust solutions, both directly and through your team
* Effectively communicate technical designs and decisions, tailoring your approach for technical and non-technical audiences
* Set a culture of high-quality, maintainable code and continuous delivery
* Identify and resolve root causes of systemic issues, including in related teams' systems

Join our team and help drive the continued success of the Shout-Outs platform, which has a measurable impact on talent outcomes at Amazon. If you thrive in a fast-paced, startup-like environment and are passionate about solving complex, ambiguous problems, we'd love to hear from you.