Software Development Engineer, Direct Tax Technology

Software Development Engineer

Amazon's tax team seeks a capable and motivated individual to be a Software Development Engineer in the Direct Tax Technology team, based in Seattle. The role is responsible for ensuring the tax professionals of Amazon's Direct Tax Reporting and Compliance organization (R&C) are supported in their mission by world-class technology and processes. The impact of their work is evidenced in improved efficiency in processing, empowered customers and a Tax department that continues to meet the unique challenges of Amazon.

Key job responsibilities:

Tackle tax technology challenges with scalable solutions delivered in a quick-and-nimble fashion

Lead efforts that can involve multiple teams and deliver solutions with impact across the R&C organization

Be trusted advisors to their R&C customers and engage on projects with high degrees of complexity and business criticality

Help define requirements, design, build and rollout solutions

Work with multiple stakeholders and manage the complexity of competing needs and timelines

Support customers through their business cycles, mentoring, troubleshooting and running processes as needed

Understand the solutions we have today, applying them where appropriate and inventing new capabilities when needed

Own particular processes and/or parts of our technology toolset, providing subject matter expertise and mentorship

Listen to customers across the organization and expand our toolset to the benefit of all, avoiding point solutions