Software Development Engineer, Rendering Foundations – Amazon – Vancouver, BC

Vancouver’s tech scene just got more interesting. Amazon is hiring a Software Development Engineer to join the Product UI Service (PUIS) team — one of Amazon’s most critical rendering foundations powering the product detail pages, search results, and shopping surfaces that millions of customers interact with every day. If you’re the kind of engineer who wants to own big problems and shape architecture at scale, this role is worth a close look.

This isn’t a role where you’ll be executing someone else’s playbook. The PUIS team operates at the heart of Amazon’s Store rendering stack, and the engineers here define the path forward — from redesigning component models to driving alignment across partner teams on data ownership. You’ll be working on high-traffic, latency-sensitive systems with real architectural trade-offs and a broad surface area to influence.

About the Role: Software Development Engineer, Rendering Foundations

The Product UI Service is Amazon’s Tier-1 rendering service for ASIN faceouts — it receives requests from upstream services like Search and PCS, coordinates with AAPI to retrieve product data, and drives the component rendering pipeline that produces the shopper-facing UI. As an SDE on this team, you’ll be involved in everything from distributed systems design to delivering high-quality software in an agile environment. The scale here is real: strict latency and resiliency requirements are the norm, not the exception.

You’ll collaborate with cross-disciplinary Amazonians across multiple teams, contributing to multi-quarter initiatives with significant architectural implications. Whether you’re building fault-tolerant storage systems, creating scalable query infrastructure, or leading changes in how the rendering pipeline is federated, you’ll have the autonomy and scope to make a genuine impact. Agile development practices, thorough code reviews, and a bias for high-quality engineering are all part of the culture here.

Benefits and Salary

This position comes with a base salary range of $114,800 to $191,800 CAD annually for the Vancouver, BC location. Amazon’s total compensation package may also include sign-on payments and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), with final compensation determined by experience, qualifications, and location. Benefits include comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life and AD&D), a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and additional resources to support health and well-being.

Responsibilities

Day-to-day, this role spans the full breadth of software development at scale — from early-stage design and architecture through to deployment and operations. You’ll be expected to take ownership of complex, ambiguous problems and drive them forward independently, working closely with teammates across disciplines to ship high-quality, production-grade software.

• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary Amazonians to conceive, design, and bring innovative products and services to market
• Design and build technologies in a large distributed computing environment while helping lead fundamental changes in the industry
• Create solutions to run predictions on distributed systems at incredible scale and speed, leveraging cutting-edge technologies
• Build distributed storage, index, and query systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, low cost, and easy to manage
• Translate broadly defined problems into well-designed, thoughtfully coded solutions
• Deliver high-quality software within an agile development environment, meeting strict latency and resiliency requirements
• Own multi-quarter initiatives with significant architectural trade-offs, including the component model for federation and data ownership boundaries

Requirements / Skills

Amazon is looking for engineers who are curious, self-directed, and comfortable with ambiguity. The ideal candidate has a solid foundation in software design and architecture, and the drive to independently own large-scale problems rather than simply execute defined tasks. If you’ve worked on complex distributed systems and can demonstrate your impact, this team wants to hear from you.

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of experience in design or architecture of new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling
• Proficiency in at least one software programming language
• Full SDLC experience (preferred): coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent (preferred)

How to Apply

To apply, visit the official Amazon job posting using the link below. Make sure your resume is up to date and reflects your most relevant experience before submitting.

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