Amazon · 1 day ago
Software Dev Engineer in Test II, Leo Anchor
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$144K/yr - $194K/yr
3+ years expAmazon is seeking SDET II engineers to support mission-critical applications and enhance automation, stability, and release processes. In this role, you will work closely with engineering teams to improve overall release quality and reliability while managing release processes and automation within the ANCHOR team.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Own the daily build, test, and release pipelines end to end
Monitor pipeline health, stability, and performance
Diagnose and resolve pipeline failures (build, test, infra, dependency issues)
Reduce flaky tests and nondeterministic failures
Improve pipeline speed, reliability, and signal-to-noise ratio
Manage software build and release activities across environments
Track releases, validate readiness, and enforce quality gates
Support complex, multi-stage release processes
Ensure releases meet quality, compliance, and reliability standards
Partner with Dev, QA, and Ops during releases and hotfixes
Design, implement, and maintain automated test frameworks (API, integration, system, end-to-end)
Integrate automated tests seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines
Ensure test coverage aligns with risk, not just code coverage
Build tooling to improve test execution efficiency and observability
Respond to pipeline, release, and production-impacting issues
Participate in triage, on-call rotations, and incident resolution
Debug high-complexity failures across code, infrastructure, and environments
Drive root cause analysis (RCA) and preventative fixes
Create automated solutions to improve reliability, scalability, and efficiency
Identify systemic issues and eliminate manual processes
Introduce metrics, dashboards, and alerts for build/test/release health
Champion best practices in testing, automation, and release management
Influence architecture and design for testability and reliability
Mentor junior engineers on automation and CI/CD practices
Partner closely with DevOps, Platform, and Infrastructure teams
Drive standards and long-term quality strategy
Qualification
Required
3+ years of non-internship professional software development testing experience
3+ years of test automation frameworks and tools building experience
Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
Experience in penetration testing and exploitability-focused vulnerability assessment
Experience in platform-level security mitigations and hardening for Linux and Windows
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum
Preferred
Knowledge of software development lifecycle, including design, development, test, build, deployment processes and timelines
Benefits
Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Parental leave
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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