Posted 4 months ago
Senior SDE, Amazon Tax
@ Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC is hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer for its Tax Services team in Vancouver, BC, full time. The role builds and maintains product tax classification within a large transactional distributed system, with pay of 150,700 to 251,700 CAD annually plus total compensation elements.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to design, development, documentation, testing and operations
- Build and maintain product tax classification software
- Work closely with peers across Amazon's business
- Deliver high quality results in a fast-paced environment
Requirements summary:
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development
- 5+ years of programming experience
- 5+ years leading design or architecture of systems
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
- Preferred: 5+ years of full software development lifecycle experience
- Preferred: Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
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Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Source type not verified · amazon
- Employer posting date
- 2026-07-09
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-10
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-26
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Computer science |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Retirement plan, Performance bonus, Wellness |
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Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC
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| Open jobs on Jobsy | 162 |
Description
Would you like to work on one of the world's largest transactional distributed systems? How about working with customers and peers from the entire range of Amazon's business on cool new features? Whether you're passionate about building highly scalable and reliable systems, working with cutting edge technology, or a software developer who likes to solve business problems, Tax Services is the place for you.
We are responsible for the Product classification for Tax, vending tax classifications as a key component of a downstream tax and fee calculation. The team has continuously worked to achieve the highest possible classification accuracy while prioritizing the flexibility to comply with next day legislation changes.
The successful candidate is expected to contribute to all parts of the software development and deployment lifecycle, including design, development, documentation, testing, and operations. They must possess strong verbal and written communication skills, be self-driven and deliver high quality results in a fast-paced environment. They need to really enjoy working closely with their peers in a group of very smart and talented engineers.
We're looking for people who are smart and can get things done, though the following skill sets provide a good foundation for a quick ramp up to being productive in our Java, Linux and AWS-based environment. We're looking for a range of experience, from brilliant and motivated new college graduates to technical leaders with the scars and battle-tested wisdom.
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.
CAN, BC, Vancouver - 150,700.00 - 251,700.00 CAD annually
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