Software Development Engineer, São Paulo
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 25, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 23, 2026. Amazon scores B on the Alion truth index.
At Amazon, we hire the best minds in technology to innovate and build on behalf of our customers. Customer obsession is part of our company DNA, which has made us one of the world's most beloved brands.
Our Software Development Engineers (SDEs) use modern technology to solve complex problems while seeing their work's impact first-hand. The challenges SDEs solve at Amazon are meaningful and influence millions of customers, sellers, and products globally. We seek individuals passionate about creating new products, features, and services while managing ambiguity in an environment where development cycles are measured in weeks, not years.
At Amazon, we believe in ownership at every level. As an SDE-I, you'll own the entire lifecycle of your code - from design through deployment and ongoing operations. This ownership mindset, combined with our commitment to operational excellence, ensures we deliver the highest quality solutions for our customers. We're looking for curious minds who think big and want to define tomorrow's technology. At Amazon, you'll grow into the high-impact engineer you know you can be, supported by a culture of learning and mentorship. Every day brings exciting new challenges and opportunities for personal growth.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor in Brazil geographic markets. The base pay for this full-time, permanent position ranges from BRL R$10,225 to BRL R$ 10,792 per month (in addition to Amazon Restricted Stock Units and Sign-on Payments in Year 1 and Year 2).
Key job responsibilities
Collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to conceive, design, and bring innovative products and services to market.
Collaborate to design and build innovative technologies in a large distributed computing environment, and help lead fundamental changes in the industry.
Collaborate to create solutions to run predictions on distributed systems with exposure to innovative technologies at incredible scale and speed.
Collaborate to build distributed storage, index, and query systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, low cost, and easy to manage/use.
Ability to design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.
Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software.
A day in the life
As Software Development Engineer(s), selected candidate(s) will have the chance to have an impact on thousands of Amazon customers (from buyers and sellers, to Amazon employees) while working with industry-leading technologies. Amazon's LATAM Software Development Engineering organization is growing and we're looking for Software Engineer(s) with technical coding/programming academic background who thrive on learning from complex problems and are able to face challenges while working with multiple technical teams at Amazon.
Basic qualifications
- Completed university bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field in the last 24 months [OR] currently enrolled in last semester of Bachelor's degree [OR] current Master's/Doctorate's student in Computer Science or related field.
- Knowledge of at least one programming language(s): Java, HTML/CSS, Python, SQL, C, C++, etc.
- Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, arrays, hash tables and graphs and problem solving.
- Advanced English proficiency B2+ or higher.
Preferred qualifications
- Fluent/Native Portuguese
- Previous Software Development internship experience.
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