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Job summary
Amazon Payment Experience Platform team at Amazon India Development Center, Bangalore is looking for a Developer to design and build the next generation of Payments platform and product from the ground up. This is a rare opportunity to be part of a team that will be responsible for building a successful, sustainable and strategic business for Amazon, from the ground up!

You will get the opportunity to code on almost all key pages on brand new Payments stack building features and improving business metrics.This team will work on diverse technology stack from SOA, UI frameworks, big-data and ML algorithms.

The ideal candidate will be instrumental in shaping the product direction and will be actively involved in defining key product features that impact the business. You will work with Principal Engineers at Amazon to evolve the design and architecture of the products owned by this team. You will be responsible to set up and hold a high software quality bar besides providing technical direction to a highly technical team of Software Engineers.

Position Responsibilities:

Participate in the full development life cycle, working within broadly defined parameters, including test plan execution and software quality needs.
Own the delivery of a piece of a system or application
Execution against project plans and delivery commitments.
Build software solutions where the problem is defined to a point.
Create and execute appropriate quality plans, project plans, test strategies and processes for development activities in concert with business and project management efforts.
Drive improvements in processes and operational excellence
Help to mentor interns
The ideal candidate will be a leader, quick learner and be able to work independently. He/she should be able to operate in a very fast paced environment where time to hit market is super critical. The candidate will need to balance technical leadership and savvy with strong business judgment to make the right decisions about technology choices.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
1+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems.

The ideal candidate will be a leader, quick learner and be able to work independently. He/she should be able to operate in a very fast paced environment where time to hit market is super critical. The candidate will need to balance technical leadership and savvy with strong business judgment to make the right decisions about technology choices.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

3 to 10 years of Software Development experience;
Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
1+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems.
A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of technical education and work experience;
Experience designing highly interactive web applications with performance, scalability, accessibility, usability, design, and security in mind. If you don’t have all of these, that’s ok, but be excited about learning the few you don’t know.
Familiar with building complex web applications using Javascript / AJAX, XHTML, CSS.
Experience with or knowledge of jQuery, Java, Struts, and other website technologies.
Solid software development background including design patterns, data structures, test driven development
Experience with distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and relational databases
Software development experience in building highly scalable applications