DESCRIPTION

Come join the Amazon Kids team in Toronto! Amazon Kids gives children the content they love on devices built just for them — while giving parents the oversight and controls they need to feel safe. Our team builds the technology that powers Amazon Kids subscription acquisition and management: enabling kids to play, learn, discover, and request content, while parents stay in control by approving what their kids can access.

Do you want to build the technology that underpins subscription experiences for millions of customers across Fire Tablet, Fire TV, Kindle, Echo, Alexa, web, Android, and retail? Were looking for a talented Software Development Engineer with a track record of building and shipping innovative back-end solutions to help shape our team and its technical direction.

Our systems underpin the full subscription lifecycle — acquisition, billing, payments, accounting, and entitlements — across multiple devices, surfaces, and international marketplaces. Youll work on complex problems that span organizational boundaries, designing robust services that handle subscription logic, multi-channel acquisition flows, and compliance requirements across North America, Europe, and East Asia.

Key job responsibilities

Youll design and build scalable back-end services that power subscription creation, lifecycle management, and payment processing for Amazon Kids. Youll own and operate solutions in a hybrid environment where engineers drive technical decisions, collaborating across partner teams to deliver seamless cross-platform experiences. Youll also influence team culture by raising the bar on engineering practices, mentoring peers, and championing operational excellence.

A day in the life

In this role,



youll leverage your experience as a Software Engineer to solve difficult technical problems. Youll invent, design and build software that solves the challenges that kids and their parents face day-to-day. Youll work closely with your leadership and product management stakeholders to design simple solutions. Youll help to maintain our production software in the field and youll identify our pain points and drive your team to solve them. Youll help make your team better, more effective, and a more enjoyable place to work.

About the team

Amazon Kids+ brings together all types of content that kids and parents love, including books, Audible books, movies, TV shows, educational apps and games, plus a child-friendly Alexa experience. It provides peace of mind for parents with award-winning parental controls and monitoring through Parent Dashboard, and a world of fun for kids where they can choose from thousands of the most popular titles and age-appropriate content. Amazon Kids is available on Fire Tablets, Fire TV, Kindle e-readers, compatible Android and iOS mobile devices, and compatible Alexa devices. Heres more information: http://www.the company/kids.

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


• Bachelors 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.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company, Amazons package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance)


• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)


• Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)


• paid time off


• other resources to improve health and well-being.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

CAN, ON, Toronto - 114,800.00 - 191,800.00 CAD annually