Job Description
This is a full-time, permanent, non-virtual position based in San Jose, Costa Rica.
This role is designed exclusively for university bachelor's degree recent graduates in the last 24 months in Computer Science or related field.
As Software Development Engineer(s), selected candidate(s) will have the chance to have an impact on thousands of Amazon customers (from buyers and sellers, to Amazon employees) while working with industry-leading technologies. Amazon's LATAM Software Development Engineering organization is growing and we're looking for Software Engineer(s) with technical coding/programming academic background who thrive on learning from complex problems and are able to face challenges while working with multiple technical teams at Amazon.
The selected candidate(s) is expected to contribute to all parts of the software development and deployment lifecycle, including but not limited to: design, development, documentation, testing and operations. They will be an integral part of a team that encourages experimentation and innovation on behalf of our customers. This role will directly participate in building and correcting software in partnership with other developers within the organization.
Within this role, selected candidate(s) will not only code, but also drive the direction of the software architecture, and team best practices.
Alongside their technical team, selected candidate(s) will be responsible for delivering production-ready code that will be used by thousands of Amazon customers, and own end-to-end customer experience of the services and features that are built. As an Software Development Engineer at Amazon, you will play a pivotal role in the following:
- Work with the team to help drive business decisions.
- Design, implement, test, deploy and maintain innovative software solutions to drive services optimizations, cost, and security.
- Use software engineering best practices to ensure a high standard of quality for all of the team deliverables.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor in Costa Rica geographic markets. The base pay for this full-time, permanent position ranges from CRC 1,800,000 to CRC 1,900,000 colones per month (in addition to Amazon Restricted Stock Units and Sign-on Payments in Year 1 and Year 2).
Key job responsibilities
- Collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to conceive, design, and bring innovative products and services to market.
- Collaborate to design and build innovative technologies in a large distributed computing environment, and help lead fundamental changes in the industry.
- Collaborate to create solutions to run predictions on distributed systems with exposure to innovative technologies at incredible scale and speed.
- Collaborate to build distributed storage, index, and query systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, low cost, and easy to manage/use.
- Ability to design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.
- Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software.
A day in the life
Selected full-time permanent Software Development Engineers are required to work at least 3 days from office and 2 days from home.
Office Address:
Centro Corporativo El Tobogan
Calle Blancos, San Jose.
About the team
Recruiting process:
Application > Technical Coding Online Assessment > Technical Coding Phone Screen > Three (3) Final Technical Coding & Behavioral Interviews in English.
Recruiting instructions:
Within two (2) business days of successfully submitting your application, you will automatically receive our SDE Full-time Technical Coding Online Assessment. Please take time to study/practice in advance and ***complete within the deadline*** instructed by the assessment.
IMPORTANT: You will be required to complete two sections 1) Technical Coding with the programming language of your preference, and 2) work-behavioral assessment. Make sure to complete both parts.
[IMPORTANT] Technical Coding Preparation Resources:
As we want applicants to be successful in their hiring process, we've compiled the following preparation resources for timely review, which can be taken any time and day. We strongly encourage applicants interested in this opportunity of employment to study and practice as much as possible. Visit the following link https://linktr.ee/amzuniversitylatam under “Prepare for your SDE Hiring Process”.
Prior applying, please consider:
- Per Return to Office (RTO) guidance, selected candidate(s) will be required to work in a hybrid model: at least three days per week from Amazon corporate building in Calle Blancos. (Learn more here: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/andy-jassy-update-on-amazon-return-to-office).
- Amazon is a multinational technology company with English as its core business language and your hiring team may be located in different jurisdictions. CVs must be submitted in English in order to be eligible for consideration.
Basic Qualifications
- Completed university bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field in the last 24 months [OR] currently enrolled in last semester of Bachelor's degree [OR] current Master's/Doctorate's student in Computer Science or related field.
- Knowledge of at least one programming language(s): Java, HTML/CSS, Python, SQL, C, C++, etc.
- Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, arrays, hash tables and graphs and problem solving.
- Intermediate/advanced English proficiency B2+ or higher.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous Software Development internship experience.