Software Development Engineer, Agentic Commerce, Buy For Me

Build the new-age of e-commerce that lets a customer buy anything from the internet using the Amazon app.We are looking for individuals who are passionate about creating new products, exploring new external protocols and integrations, and build/scale services from scratch. Why this might be the right move for your career:1. Ownership of a new Amazon product - You'll own services end to end - design, build, on-call, and the roadmap for where they go next. SDE 2s here drive projects, not tasks.2. Hard problems that make you a better engineer. Distributed purchase orchestration at Amazon scale: idempotency, blast-radius control, retry safety, and correctness where every bug is somebody's real money. 3. Cross-team leverage. Our launches move Payments, Search, and partner teams. 4. A charter that's growing. We're scaling toward hundreds of millions of ASINs and 100MM+ customers in 2026. What you'll actually build- Seamless purchase orchestration: the services that turn "Place Order" into a completed, correct transaction across external merchants.- Safe rollout tooling: monitoring, impact analysis, and guardrails so we ship fast without waking anyone at 3am.- Integrations with payment rails and merchant onboarding pipelines that expand what's buyable.- Whatever the next phase needs: this space is being invented, and your ideas shape it.Key job responsibilitiesWe're looking for an experienced Software Development Engineer with expertise in back-end system and online service to architect, design, and develop shopping experiences.In this role, you will build expertise in online service architecture, API development, and distributed systems that power Buy For Me. Key job responsibilities- Collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to conceive, design, and bring innovative products and services to market.- Design and build innovative technologies in a large distributed computing environment and help lead fundamental changes in the industry.- Deliver customer value in an iterative fashion while working towards longer term systems goals.- Build distributed storage, index, and query systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, low cost, and easy to manage/use.- Design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.- Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software.About the teamThe OAS (Off-Amazon Selection) Ordering team owns purchase orchestration for agentic and deterministic paths, offer qualification for e-commerce deterministic protocols (ACP, UCP), and order fulfillment workflows. We are also building the Cart system for the OAS (Off Amazon Selection) program.Basic qualifications- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience- 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience- 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field- Experience programming with at least one software programming languagePreferred qualification - 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalentAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at .USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually