Software Engineer, Translation Services

About the Role

Translation Services seeks a passionate Software Development Engineer to drive innovations in translation to reach every Amazon customer in their own language. Key job responsibilities Are you passionate about creating high-performance, large-scale language translation services to support Amazon's current and future growth?

Do you thrive in environments where you can lead innovation? If so, we're seeking a software engineer to join the Translation Services (TS) team. TS provides technology solutions and services that deliver quality translations at the lowest possible cost for Amazon businesses.

As a Software Development Engineer, you'll help drive efforts to build translations solutions at Amazon scale with 100% translations coverage, eventually making translations a no-op for developers so that they can focus on business logic and application building.

We're seeking a self-starting individual comfortable with ambiguity, possessing strong attention to detail, and dedicated to ensuring that secondary language experiences match the excellence of primary language experiences, even at Amazon's vast scale.

About the team We have multiple talented engineering teams with four based in Seattle, WA and five based in HYD and a great office space where we collaborate. Our vision: Language will not stand in the way of anyone on earth using Amazon products and services. Our mission: We are the enablers and guardians of translation for Amazon's customers.

We do this by offering hands-off-the-wheel service to all Amazon teams, optimizing translation quality and speed at the lowest cost possible. - 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience - 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

Job Details

Experience: programming with at least one software programming language - 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 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 for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.