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Chennai, India

System Development Engineer, Amazon Books

2 years experience
Technology & Digital
Software engineering
Posted:
December 29, 2025

Amazon

Consumer goods marketplace and technology platform
76.7
Palpable Score
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At Amazon, innovation drives growth and enables us to offer our customers more types of products more conveniently and at even lower prices. The Amazon Books team is seeking a System Development Engineerto revolutionize workflows through AI and LLM powered automation solutions. The ideal candidate will leverage artificial intelligence/large language models to transform manual processes into intelligent, automated systems.

They will develop production applications and services that incorporate AI/LLM capabilities to enhance operational efficiency while ensuring a superior customer experience aligned with Amazon's business objectives. The role requires deep understanding of both traditional software development and modern AI technologies, along with the ability to identify opportunities where AI/LLM solutions can create significant business value. They should have strong empathy for Amazon's customers and business objectives, particularly those aspects relevant to the team and division , and be able to translate complex technical solutions into measurable business outcomes.

Key job responsibilities

• Design and develop end-to-end software solutions including scripts, workflows, and interactive dashboards, ensuring scalability and adherence to modern engineering best practices

• Partner with business teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications, while identifying opportunities for process optimization and automation

• Create and implement web-based applications with self-service capabilities, focusing on workflow management, quality auditing, and productivity tracking tools

• Develop and integrate automation solutions using custom software development, optimizing operations across multiple applications

• Lead technical design discussions and provide architectural guidance while mentoring junior engineers and contributing to technical strategy

• Ensure solution quality through proper documentation, testing procedures, and maintenance practices while collaborating with cross-functional teams

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by evaluating new technologies, recommending process enhancements, and implementing efficient automation workflow

Basic Qualifications

- Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting infrastructure
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
- Experience with Linux/Unix
- Knowledge of computer science fundamentals such as object-oriented design, operating systems, algorithms, data structures, and complexity analysis
- 2+ years of systems development experience

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience scripting in one or more language (e.g. Bash, Python, Perl, Ruby), or experience in software development
- Experience with REST web services, XML, JSON, or experience in software development
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
- - Full stack application development expertise using Python/Java/Javascript
- - Experience building AI/LLM agents and integrating them with existing or new applications
- - Experience with AWS deployments using CDK or Cloudformation will be highly valued

About the company

Amazon

Company overview
Amazon runs a wide set of consumer and enterprise businesses, including online retail, Prime Video and other subscription services, advertising, devices, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Amazon also builds large-scale software and infrastructure for logistics, payments, and cloud computing, and hires across engineering, product, operations, corporate functions, and frontline roles. Amazon’s early-career hiring spans both office-based teams and operational sites, which means “entry-level” can look very different depending on the org.

Locations and presence

Amazon has major corporate hubs in Seattle and Arlington (HQ2) plus large engineering and operations sites across North America, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific. For many corporate roles, Amazon’s stated expectation has shifted to five days per week in-office for office-based employees (with exceptions depending on role and site).

Palpable Score

76.7
/ 100
Amazon is one of the most accessible early-career employers at scale, with recurring internships and graduate hiring across many disciplines and geographies. Amazon also provides unusually clear public information about interview mechanics and publishes pay ranges on a large share of roles, which supports informed decision-making. The biggest drag on outcomes is the combination of high-performance culture signals and recent corporate job cuts, which adds risk for early-career stability depending on team and org.
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