Graduate Software Development Engineer

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for outstanding graduates to join us as full-time Software Development Engineers. You will work as part of an Agile team at our centre in Edinburgh, Scotland, launching and growing new websites and features for Amazon worldwide.

Projects here include:
· Dynamic Merchandising - Personalised merchandising for Amazon on web, mobile and devices.
· Dynamic Advertising - Personalised advertising (web, mobile and video) on third-party publisher sites.
· Inherent Relationships - Worldwide media relationship data such as Series, Bibliography, Discography and AutoRip.
· Resilience - Inventing tools to automate root cause resolution in Amazon's service oriented architecture.
· Automated Privacy and Trust - Automating analysis of big data for privacy and trust.
· One Amazon Tech Team - Leveraging retail data to deliver more relevant advertising for customers.
· Automated Talent Sourcing – Using machine learning and NLP to revolutionise recruiting at Amazon.
· Talent Marketplace - Inventing solutions to optimise employee talent across Amazon.
· HR Analytics Data Science Platform - Scalable, global solution to gain insights and improve talent management.

Our work is characterised by high scale, complexity and the need for invention. We offer great opportunities to work on big data, machine learning, natural language processing and high-scale, low-latency distributed systems.

Your team will be involved in every aspect of the business, technology and operations. We use a wide variety of technologies including Java, relational and non-relational data stores, scripting, HTML5, CSS and JavaScript. These positions offer exceptional opportunities for you to grow your technical and non-technical skills.

Desired profile

Qualifications

· On-track for a 1st class Honours degree in Computer Science or in postgraduate study. Applicants from a related discipline who can demonstrate a strong grounding in Computer Science will also be considered.
· Demonstrated coding and problem solving skills in at least one modern programming language.
· Strong computer science grounding in a broad range of algorithms and data-structures.
· Strong written and verbal English communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications
· Advanced coding skills (concurrency, profiling and performance optimisation).
· Designed and built complex systems (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling).
· Experience in web and user-interface development (JavaScript, HTML, CSS).
· Experience in basic data manipulation and analysis, including command-line tools and scripting.

Personal qualities:
· Results oriented and analytical, with a strong customer and business focus.
· Ability to communicate and discuss technical topics with both technical and business audiences.
· Highly innovative, self-directed and able to deal well with ambiguous problems.
· Strong sense of ownership, with a passion for software and continuous learning.

In return, we offer a highly competitive salary and other excellent benefits, including healthcare. This is your opportunity to develop a rewarding career in a unique, passionate and international environment, work hard, have fun and make history!

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills.

All offers are conditional on references, verification of the right to work in the UK, and a successful background screening check. This check will include previous employment verification, qualification verification (if relevant) and a basic criminal check. Further details of this policy and procedure will be sent to you along with your conditional offer.