Software Development Engineer, Amazon Regulatory and Trade Services (ARTS Tech)

ARTS Tech is seeking an experienced Software Development Engineer to build services that make the cross-border movement of products, software, and technology secure, lawful, and seamless. You will design and operate scalable systems that support trade classification, import and export controls, product compliance, and global expansion. This role offers the opportunity to solve complex greenfield problems, work with emerging Amazon businesses, and deliver durable solutions used across Amazon's global footprint.

Key job responsibilities
- Design, implement, test, deploy, and operate scalable distributed services for cross-border trade and regulatory compliance.
- Translate ambiguous business and regulatory requirements into simple, maintainable technical solutions.
- Own the architecture and delivery of major features, including effort estimation and rollout planning.
- Build reliable, secure, and observable systems that meet performance and availability goals.
- Collaborate with product managers, compliance specialists, UX designers, and engineers across Amazon.
- Participate in code reviews, operational support, and continuous improvement.
- Mentor engineers and contribute to hiring and team development.

A day in the life
You will work with product, compliance, and engineering partners to clarify customer needs, review designs, and build services that operate at Amazon scale. A typical day may include writing and reviewing code, resolving production issues, making architecture decisions, and planning delivery with your Scrum team. You will own the systems you build, use operational data to improve them, and help teammates grow through thoughtful design and code reviews.

About the team
Amazon Regulatory and Trade Services (ARTS) Tech builds systems that enable the secure, lawful, and efficient movement of products, software, and technology across international borders. Our solutions support trade classification, duties and import costs, export and import restrictions, and product compliance. We serve Amazon businesses—including Global Store, Direct Imports, Devices, Robotics, and Physical Stores—as well as sellers, vendors, carriers, customs brokers, and freight forwarders. We value ownership, pragmatic engineering, operational excellence, and collaborative problem solving.

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

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