Sr. Software Development Engineer, Books Detail Page

Senior Software Development Engineer

Scale at Amazon is, well, really big. As a Senior Software Development Engineer in the Books Detail Page team, you'll be at the forefront of Amazon's eCommerce experience, building solutions that impact millions of customers worldwide. You'll work on high-scale, complex systems that require innovative thinking and technical excellence. You'll be part of a small, diverse team that makes the Amazon magic happen by creating compelling, customer-centric features that help readers discover and evaluate books effectively.

Key job responsibilities:

• Lead technical architecture and design of complex software systems across multiple teams
• Drive engineering excellence through mentorship, code reviews, and establishing best practices
• Solve intrinsically hard problems with simple, maintainable solutions that scale
• Influence technical roadmaps and strategic planning for the organization
• Partner with product teams and stakeholders to define technical strategy and align with business objectives
• Lead design reviews and technical discussions across teams, ensuring architectural consistency
• Identify and tackle systemic issues that impact software quality or team productivity
• Balance speed of execution with architectural requirements and operational excellence
• Own end-to-end delivery of critical features from design through production deployment
• Establish metrics and monitoring strategies that provide visibility into system health and customer impact

A day in the life:

As a Senior SDE, you'll lead technical design reviews, mentor other engineers, and work on solving complex architectural challenges. You'll collaborate with TPMs and Product Managers to define technical strategy and ensure solutions align with long-term architectural vision. You'll spend time reviewing critical design decisions, participating in cross-team technical discussions, and driving improvements in engineering practices. You'll also be involved in hiring and growing technical talent within the organization. Your day might include: architecting a new feature that improves book discovery, conducting a design review for a system handling millions of requests, mentoring a junior engineer on distributed systems patterns, or collaborating with product teams to shape the roadmap for customer-facing innovations.

About the team:

Books Detail Page is the cornerstone of Amazon's Books eCommerce funnel. After successfully addressing technical debt, we're now in an exciting phase of customer-focused innovation. As a Senior SDE, you'll play a crucial role in shaping the technical direction of our systems while working with three collaborative teams. You'll have the opportunity to influence the architecture of features that help millions of customers make informed decisions about their book purchases. Our team values technical excellence, customer obsession, and collaborative problem-solving. We work in an environment that encourages innovation, supports professional growth, and celebrates diverse perspectives.