Software Development Engineer II , Risk and Compliance Solutions (RCS)

Risk and Compliance Solutions (RCS) serves as a crucial safeguard for Amazon's buyers, brands, and selling partners while ensuring business teams meet their regulatory obligations. Operating under the Three Lines of Defense (3LoD) model, RCS functions as the second line of defense, providing specialized oversight, monitoring, and expertise while setting policies and procedures that guide Amazon's compliance framework.
RCS's mission is to leverage specialist industry insights and Amazon's unique approach to scale through technology, delighting customers through tailored compliance solutions. Our work spans multiple critical areas, including:
Enabling Amazon's financial services expansion through streamlined license acquisition
Managing existing business risks across the organization
Delivering comprehensive governance, risk, and assurance services
Developing innovative solutions like Compliance as a Service (CaaS)
Transforming compliance operations into a proactive, intelligence-led framework
Role Overview
We're seeking a talented Software Development Engineer II to build scalable technology solutions that transform how Amazon approaches compliance and risk management. This role is critical for RCS's mission to scale compliance operations through technology, reduce manual processes, and enable Amazon's global expansion while maintaining regulatory compliance.
At Amazon, we hire the best minds in technology to innovate and build on behalf of our customers. The focus we have on our customers is why we are one of the world's most beloved brands – customer obsession is part of our company DNA. Our Software Development Engineers use technology to solve complex problems and get to see the impact of their work first-hand.
The challenges you'll solve are big and influence millions of customers, sellers, and products around the world. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about creating new products, features, and services from scratch while managing ambiguity and the pace of a company where development cycles are measured in weeks, not years.
Key Responsibilities
Innovate and Build: Collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to conceive, design, and bring innovative compliance and risk management products and services to market
Design at Scale: Design and build innovative technologies in a large distributed computing environment and help lead fundamental changes in the compliance technology industry
Create Intelligent Solutions: Develop solutions to run predictions and analytics on distributed systems with exposure to innovative technologies at incredible scale and speed
Build Robust Systems: Build distributed storage, index, and query systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, low cost, and easy to manage and use
Solve Complex Problems: Design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined compliance and risk management problems
Deliver with Agility: Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software that meets the evolving needs of compliance operations
Basic Qualifications
3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
Experience programming with at least one software programming language ( Java Python)
Proven ability to design and implement scalable, distributed systems
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
Experience with compliance, risk management, or regulatory technology solutions
Strong understanding of distributed systems, data processing, and cloud technologies
Track record of delivering high-impact projects in fast-paced environments
Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work with ambiguity

Basic Qualifications

- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

- 3+ 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

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