Software Development Engineer, Hiring Intelligence, Science

Do you want a role with deep meaning and the ability to make a massive impact? Hiring top talent is not only critical to Amazon's success—it can literally change the world. It took a lot of great hires to deliver innovations like AWS, Prime, and Alexa, which make life better for millions of customers around the world every day. As part of the Intelligent Talent Acquisition (ITA) team, you'll have the opportunity to reinvent the hiring process and deliver unprecedented scale, sophistication, and accuracy that Amazon's Talent Acquisition operations need.

ITA is an industry-leading people science and technology organization made up of scientists, engineers, analysts, product professionals and more. Our shared goal is to fairly and precisely connect the right people to the right jobs. Last year, we delivered over 6 million online candidate assessments, replacing the "game of chance" with a merit-based approach that gives candidates the chance to showcase their true skills. Each year we help Amazon deliver billions of packages around the world by making it possible to hire hundreds of thousands of associates in the right quantity, at the right location and at exactly the right time. You'll work on state-of-the-art research, advanced software tools, new AI systems, and machine learning algorithms to solve complex hiring challenges. Leveraging Amazon's in-house tech stack built on AWS, you'll have the autonomy and flexibility to bring innovative solutions to life. One day, we can bring these solutions to the rest of the world. Join ITA in using cutting-edge technologies to transform the hiring landscape and make a meaningful difference in people's lives. Together, we can solve the world's toughest hiring problems.

Key job responsibilities
- Lead development and launch of some of the core product features to help with processing analytics at scale.
- Have significant influence on our overall strategy by helping define these product features.
- Drive the system architecture
- Spearhead the best practices that enable a quality product.

A day in the life
You are perfect for this role if you...
- Possess a demonstrated track record of success in delivering new features and products.
- Commit to team work and possess strong communication skills, with both business and technical partners.
- Create reliable, scalable, and high-performance products requires exceptional technical expertise
- Have a sound understanding of the fundamentals of Computer Science, and practical experience building large-scale distributed systems.
- Thrive and succeed in delivering high quality technology products/services in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift fast.

About the team
Within ITA, the Hiring Intelligence, Science & Experimentation (HIRISE) team leverages Agentic AI and data analytics to revolutionize hiring through interactive, personalized assessments and intelligent chat-based systems. Our AI-powered web products transform recruitment by providing real-time insights, detecting patterns, and surfacing hiring anomalies through natural language queries. Rooted in simplicity, scalability, and sustainability, HIRISE serves as ITA's central intelligence hub, enabling global stakeholders to make data-driven decisions. Our innovative solutions combine traditional evaluation methods with conversational AI to create effective recruiting processes while predicting hiring trends. Working at the convergence of artificial intelligence and talent acquisition, you'll develop adaptive systems that scale with business growth, experiment with cutting-edge AI technologies, and deliver exponential value through intelligent automation and insights.

Basic Qualifications:
- Experience (non-internship) in professional software development
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
- Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
- Experience in machine learning, data mining, information retrieval, statistics or natural language processing

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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