Are you ready to shape the financial future of Amazon's fastest-growing marketplaces, leveraging the power of AI? Imagine building intelligent systems that ensure accurate financial reporting for millions of daily transactions in India—a market with some of the most complex legal and financial regulations—and beyond to high-growth marketplace regions like MENA countries, Singapore, and Mexico.

The India & Emerging Stores (IES) Technology team is at the heart of Amazon's expansion, crafting solutions for the unique accounting and finance needs of these dynamic markets. We're a multi-billion dollar business with immense potential, operating in a trillion-dollar market.

The India Accounting Engineering team designs, builds, and operates the core platforms that automate and simplify the booking of financial events across all Amazon India and Emerging Market business launches. We own the technology from the moment money is collected, ensuring seamless internal accounting. You'll work with a wide range of technologies, including AWS, EC2, and explore AI/ML solutions to build and operate highly scalable systems tailored to unique geographical requirements, driving new levels of automation and insight.

As a Software Development Engineer (L5), you'll be instrumental in leading the design and development of configuration-driven, self-service platforms. These systems are critical for enabling rapid business launches and translating real-time business events into financial data for Amazon's core financial systems. You'll have the opportunity to identify and implement AI-based solutions to optimize financial event processing, detect anomalies, and enhance data integrity, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in financial automation. You'll be part of a high-performing team, building, scaling, monitoring, and optimizing these vital platforms. This role offers unparalleled opportunities to interface with diverse teams, including Fulfillment Services, Retail Systems, Marketplace Systems, and Financial Systems.

Key job responsibilities

• Design, implement, and deploy highly available web services and applications.
• Apply your expertise in performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, and engineering best practices.
• Research, propose, and implement AI/ML solutions to enhance automation, accuracy, and efficiency within financial event processing.
• Decompose complex problems into simple, straightforward, and elegant solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Amazon on the design and development of core platform functionality.
• Translate functional requirements from business teams and project managers into detailed technical specifications.
• Partner with fellow engineers to define technical tasks and create detailed implementation plans.
• Operate effectively in a fast-paced environment where time-to-market is critical, balancing technical leadership with astute business judgment.

A day in the life
As a Software Development Engineer on the India Accounting Engineering team, you'll spend your days immersed in impactful work. You'll be writing and reviewing code, creating essential documentation, and responding to operational issues within the team's systems. You'll engage in conversations with technical leaders, fostering your career growth, and exploring innovative ways to apply AI to solve complex financial challenges. Importantly, you'll gain a deep understanding of our customers' needs, various business teams, constantly innovating to find better ways to solve their most pressing problems.

We're looking for a self-starter and fast learner with a proven background in developing high-volume and highly available services. If you possess strong technical ability, excellent communication skills, and a motivation to achieve results in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

About the team
As a Software Development Engineer on the India Accounting Engineering team, you'll spend your days immersed in impactful work. You'll be writing and reviewing code, creating essential documentation, and responding to operational issues within the team's systems. You'll engage in conversations with technical leaders, fostering your career growth, and exploring innovative ways to apply AI to solve complex financial challenges. Importantly, you'll gain a deep understanding of our customers' needs, various business teams, constantly innovating to find better ways to solve their most pressing problems.

We're looking for a self-starter and fast learner with a proven background in developing high-volume and highly available services. If you possess strong technical ability, excellent communication skills, and a motivation to achieve results in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply.

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