System Development Engineer, Amazon

• Currently enrolled in or received a Bachelors or Masters degree in Math/Statistics/Engineering or other equivalent quantitative discipline (graduated less than 12 months ago)
• Experience with at least one functional scripting language (e.g., Perl, Python, C, C++, Java, Ruby, shell scripting) and open-source technologies (Linux, Spring, React, etc.)

Desirable

• The challenges System Development Engineers solve for at Amazon are big and impact millions of customers, sellers, and products around the world
• Use technology to solve straightforward problems, seeking input and guidance from team members
• Create or have responsibility to improve or intent small tools or applications
• Participate in team design, scoping, process, and prioritization discussions
• Work effectively with customers and/or internal partners to understand business impacts and identify any opportunities/problems arising from technical decisions
• Invent, refine, and develop your solutions to ensure they are meeting customer needs and team goals
• Develop an understanding of the maintenance characteristics, runtime properties, and dependencies of your team’s infrastructure, including hardware platform, operating system, and build dependencies
• Provide assistance to the team with troubleshooting, researching the root cause, and thoroughly resolving defects in the event of a problem

• Employees have opportunities to own Amazon stock, participate in 401(k) plans with company match, and enroll in paid life and accident insurance
• Financial counseling and estate planning services are also available, plus paid short-term and long-term disability if needed
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage to all our regular full-time employees, regardless of their level, tenure, or position
• Amazon employees have free access to a network of more than 2 million caregivers, including nannies, babysitters and special-needs caretakers
• Employees receive discounts on certain day care centers, and Amazon provides a variety of free resources for parents of children with autism, ADHD and developmental disabilities
• Adoption assistance for qualified domestic and international adoption expenses including attorney fees, court costs, and travel
• Leave Share program allows employees to give six weeks of paid parental leave to a spouse or partner who isn’t eligible for parental leave from their employer

Amazon is the world's largest online retailer, and is well-known for its disruption of well-established industries. The company is present in numerous verticals, including cloud computing with Amazon Web Services, AI with its range of Alexa devices and a global marketplace more commonly referred to as 'the everything store'. Acquisitions include Ring, Twitch, Whole Foods Market, and IMDb.