Software Development Engineer, Amazon

Job title:

Software Development Engineer, Amazon

Company

Amazon

Job description

DESCRIPTIONThe Middle-Midle Transportation Technology team builds the underlying technology that powers Amazon’s middle-mile network across the globe. The Planning and Network team owns systems that take demand for middle-mile freight movements for Amazon and produces a plan that meets demand and supply constraints while minimizing costs, improve truck utilization by consolidating freight and creating multi-stop plans. This is a unique opportunity to work on NP Hard problems/Algorithms that saves Amazon MM of $ in freight movements.The ideal SDE will be instrumental in shaping the product direction, developing and tuning algorithms with research scientists, collaborate with stakeholders to model the planning components, and develop scalable systems that help us build a planning flywheel – highest performance, at the lowest cost, and with the best delivery experience. You will work with other tech teams to model and consume inputs such as carrier supply, cost/rates, transit times, and distances in an efficient and automated fashion. The work done on the team will help our transportation systems scale beyond just road transportation to Air, Rail and Ocean to build a truly multi-modal global transportation network.Key job responsibilities

• Design transportation solutions that scale for not just Grocery but for other Amazon business verticals
• Build distributed systems that do not compromise on operator or customer experience
• Insist on highest standards on the software we ship by writing high quality code, active code reviews and actively reduce tech debt
• Mentor junior engineers in designing and building scalable software

A day in the life

• Influence technical strategy and architectural decisions within the team and with partner teams
• Set a high bar for what we ship through active participation in code reviews
• Bring in best practices in operational and engineering excellence by actively contributing to ticket resolution, infrastructure improvements and cost reduction and monitoring/alarming
• Work with product owners to ensure we do not compromise on long term goals for short-term gains

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 languagePREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS– 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
– Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalentAmazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, 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 for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Expected salary

$129300 per year

Location

Bellevue, WA

Job date

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 01:45:33 GMT

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