Amazon's University Talent Acquisition team has an SDE I opening, Job ID 10453457, under the ADCI Karnataka entity. The posting says plainly that the role is intended for 2026 and 2025 graduates only, so check your batch before anything else.
Role Overview
Software Development Engineers at Amazon build products, features and services, often starting from a loosely defined problem. The posting describes work on large distributed systems, with development cycles measured in weeks. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and Amazon notes it receives a high volume of applicants, so replies can take time.
Responsibilities
- Work with experienced engineers from different disciplines to design and launch products and services
- Build technologies for a large distributed computing environment
- Create solutions that run predictions on distributed systems
- Build distributed storage, index and query systems that scale, tolerate faults, cost little and are easy to use
- Take broadly defined problems and design and code the right solution
- Deliver high-quality software in an agile environment
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or above in computer science, computer engineering or a related field
- Knowledge of computer science fundamentals: object-oriented design, algorithm design, data structures, problem solving and complexity analysis
- Knowledge of a language such as C/C++, Python, Java or Perl
Preferred: previous technical internships, experience with distributed multi-tiered systems, algorithms and relational databases, some optimization mathematics, and the ability to explain technical challenges and solutions clearly.
What the role involves
A new SDE I usually owns a small piece of a larger service: a feature, an API change, a fix to a slow query. You write code, get it reviewed, test it and push it through the team's deployment pipeline. Expect the team's on-call and operational habits to be part of the job over time. That is an inference from the description of building and running services at scale, not a stated duty.
Who it suits
It suits a recent graduate with strong data structures and algorithms basics who enjoys systems problems. It also suits someone who can work with vague requirements and ask good questions. If your graduation year is outside 2025 and 2026, this particular listing is not meant for you.
How to stand out
- Be sharp on data structures, algorithms and complexity, since fundamentals are the stated core
- Know Amazon's Leadership Principles and prepare two or three project stories in a clear structure
- Prepare to explain a project with real design trade-offs, and any internship work
- Brush up on object-oriented design and basic distributed systems ideas such as replication and caching
- Likely interview areas follow the listed qualifications. This is an expectation, not a confirmed format.
Check before you apply
- The exact city is not stated, only ADCI Karnataka
- Pay is not listed in the posting
- Graduation year rule: 2025 and 2026 graduates only
- Amazon has other early-career listings, so make sure this is the one that matches your batch
