Do you want to solve real customer problems through innovative technology? Do you enjoy working on scalable services in a collaborative team environment? Do you want to see your code directly impact millions of customers worldwide? At Amazon, we hire the best minds in technology to innovate and build on behalf of our customers. Customer obsession is part of our company DNA, which has made us one of the world's most beloved brands. Our Software Development Engineers (SDEs) use modern technology to solve complex problems while seeing their work's impact first‑hand. The challenges SDEs solve at Amazon are meaningful and influence millions of customers, sellers, and products globally. We seek individuals passionate about creating new products, features, and services while managing ambiguity in an environment where development cycles are measured in weeks, not years. As an SDE‑I, you will own the entire lifecycle of your code—from design through deployment and ongoing operations—delivering high‑quality solutions for customers.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with experienced cross‑disciplinary Amazonians to design, build, and operate innovative products and services that delight our customers, while participating in technical discussions to drive solutions forward.
- Design and develop scalable solutions using cloud‑native architectures and microservices in a large distributed computing environment.
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical documentation.
- Build and maintain resilient distributed systems that are scalable, fault‑tolerant, and cost‑effective.
- Leverage and contribute to the development of GenAI and AI‑powered tools to enhance development productivity while staying current with emerging technologies.
- Write clean, maintainable code following best practices and design patterns.
- Work in an agile environment practicing CI/CD principles while participating in operational responsibilities including on‑call duties.
- Demonstrate operational excellence through monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving production issues.
Basic Qualifications
- Education: currently enrolled in or completed a Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related STEM fields. Expected graduation between October 2025 – September 2026, or graduation within the last 24 months.
- Demonstrated experience with at least one general‑purpose programming language such as Java, Python, C++, C#, Go, Rust, or TypeScript.
- Experience with data structures, basic algorithm development, or object‑oriented design principles.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous technical internship(s) or demonstrated project experience.
- Experience with AI tools for development productivity, cloud platforms (preferably AWS), database systems (SQL and NoSQL), contributing to open‑source projects, version control systems, or debugging and troubleshooting complex systems.
- Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to new technologies quickly.
Preferred Qualifications (continued)
- Basic understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
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📌 Software Development Engineer – 2026 (Madrid)
🏢 Amazon
📍 Madrid