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We are looking for engineers who love solving complex, real-world problems at massive scale. Our team builds the core tax calculation and invoicing platform that ensures accurate, compliant transactions across global marketplaces - covering sales tax, VAT, and tax invoicing for physical and digital products.\nEvery calculation matters. We operate in a fast-moving regulatory landscape where tax laws and rates change constantly, and our systems must deliver precision at high throughput - every single time.\nWhat You will Do\nPartner with the team to inform and drive business decisions through engineering excellence\nDesign, build, test, deploy, and maintain scalable software solutions focused on performance, cost efficiency, and security\nWrite high-quality, production-grade distributed systems software\nApply software engineering best practices to ensure consistently high-quality deliverables\nWork in an agile environment where priorities are clear and impact is immediate\nContribute across the full software development lifecycle - from design and documentation to testing and operations What We are Looking For We are hiring software engineers who thrive on complexity and take pride in operating mission-critical, high-availability systems. You should be self-driven, a good communicator (both written and verbal), and energized by collaborating with talented peers in a fast-paced environment. Preferred Technical Foundation\nGood experience with object-oriented programming languages\nFamiliarity with Linux-based development environments\nExperience with relational database systems\nBackground in building or operating large-scale distributed systems Key job responsibilities\nBasic qualifications\n- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience\n- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience\n- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience\n- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team\n- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent\nPreferred qualifications\n- 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience\nOur 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. 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