Software Development Engineer I, Amazon Fulfillment Technologies – External Fulfillment

December 17, 2022
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Job Description

Batch-2023/2022/2021/2020

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Job summary
Have you ever ordered a product from Amazon and been amazed at how fast you receive it? Every day, Amazon engineers are relentlessly working to decrease the time between clicking and delivery for our customers. The Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) organization owns all of the software and infrastructure that powers Amazon’s world-class fulfillment centers, including the fundamental data and services that drive our catalog and inventory systems. These systems underlie everything we do – tens of millions of items in the catalog, hundreds of millions of items of inventory, and billions of transactions each year!

AFT is at the forefront of combining HCD, technology, process optimizations, workflow models, sensors etc. to solve complex operational and fulfillment problems. With rapid expansion into new geographies, innovations in supply chain, delivery models and customer experience, increasingly complex transportation network, ever expanding selection of products and growing number of shipments worldwide, we have an opportunity to build software that scales the business, leads the industry through innovation and delights millions of customers worldwide. We leverage cutting edge technologies in big data, optimization techniques, machine learning, real time analytics and high volume, low latency, high availability services.

If you are looking for an opportunity to solve deep technical problems and build innovative solutions in a fast paced environment working with smart, passionate software developers, this might be the role for you – come and be a part of Amazon’s amazing growth story!

Key job responsibilities
A successful candidate for this position will be able to build new software from the ground up, create pragmatic solutions for complex business problems, enjoy working closely with operations staff to optimize physical processes, and be willing to occasionally travel to Amazon fulfillment centers around the world. If you are a strong software engineer with a wide range of skills and interests then we want to talk to you.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • Candidates must have a Bachelor in Computer Science Engineering or related field.
  • Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, data structures & algorithms, problem solving, and complexity analysis
  • Knowledge of, at least, one modern programming language such as Java.
  • Excellent problem solving skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • A good engineer will demonstrate that they can proactively and continually improve their level of knowledge about Amazon’s business and relevant technologies, and use this knowledge to deliver high quality, accurate software deliverables.
  • Clear, professional communication skills able to contribute to team discussions, knowing when to contribute, when to listen, and when to ask questions.
  • Experience in object oriented design developing in a UNIX or Linux environment.
  • Experience with distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and relational databases

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