Description With over 90 million members, Goodreads is the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations. As a Top 100 web destination, our mission is to help people find and share books they love. Goodreads members can discover new books by seeing what their friends and members of the community are reading or by using the Goodreads Book Recommendation Engine. Our platform also helps more than 220,000 authors to connect with readers. Goodreads is a subsidiary of Amazon, Inc. As a Software Development Engineer on the team, you will: Key job responsibilities 1. Quickly ramp up on the new solutions prioritized in the current roadmap and contribute to the design & implementation of the same. 2. Proactively liaise with both business and other technical teams to optimize the existing technology stack for scalability, and transformation of common infrastructure, to support multiple programs. 3. Actively work with the team to improve on operational excellence, quality of deliverables and improve on continuous deployment. 4. Work with Service teams to develop and improve API calls 5. Work in a fast-paced environment where releases are done every 4-6 weeks. You are the ideal candidate if you are equally comfortable writing code and defining technical architecture. You must have a deep understanding of object oriented programing, service-oriented architecture, as well as flexibility and a passion for learning new skills. The successful candidate will thrive in a culture of experimentation and innovation, but also have a proven track record of delivering results to solve challenging problems. Basic Qualifications - 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 - 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 Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. 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 https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.