Software Development Engineer, Amazon
Reliability and Automation Engineering
The largest online retailer and technology provider
Be an early applicant
The largest online retailer and technology provider
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be Earth's most customer-centric company.
Role
Who you are
- A highly autonomous engineer with a passion for systems and software development, automation, and industrial integration
- Have strong coding skills
- A problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced, agile environment
- A strong communicator with excellent time management and collaboration skills
- A forward-thinker excited about solving challenges at scale
- Experience (non-internship) in professional software development
- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
Desirable
- Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, JavaScript, TypeScript) and object-oriented programming languages (Java, C#, C++)
- Experience with cloud services and infrastructure preferably from AWS: S3, Lambda, RDS, System Manager, API Gateway, AppSync, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, EC2, IAM)
- Knowledge of database systems and SQL and infrastructure as code (AWS CDK)
- Proven record of taking projects from scoping and design to full implementation and launch
What the job involves
- Amazon is looking for a Software Development Engineer to join our Global RME (Reliability and Maintenance Engineering) Central Team in the Reliability and Automation Engineering department
- This is your opportunity to play a key role in developing and maintaining mission-critical systems and software solutions that power our global fulfillment network
- Design, develop, test, deploy and maintain systems used for equipment monitoring and control, predictive maintenance or operational excellence
- Build secure, scalable, and user-friendly applications that empower maintenance teams and reliability engineers across Amazon’s global network
- Architect cloud-native solutions that meet enterprise security and performance standards
- Collaborate closely with field teams, engineers, and leadership to understand operational needs and develop tailored solutions
- Drive automation and reliability improvements to enhance system resilience and reduce operational burden
Our take
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.
More recently, Amazon has been focused on leading the "third wave in digital advertising". Many businesses are now shifting ad dollars to retailers, which before would have been spent with online media platforms. Amazon's seen great success in the space, with its revenue from advertising now higher than its Amazon Prime membership scheme, audiobooks and digital music combined. This growth is particularly impressive considering its digital ad rivals (like Snap, Alphabet, and Meta) have suffered declines due to wider macroeconomic factors and Apple's iOS privacy changes.
Despite its dominant market position, Amazon will continue to be challenged over the next decade, including sustaining AWS's cloud dominance in the face of Google and Microsoft. On top of this, the company's e-commerce division is facing profitability problems despite its 2023 post-IPO debt funding of 8 billion. It will need to find new ways to stay above their competitors.
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Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
South Lake Union, Seattle, WA
Leadership
Jeff Bezos
(Founder & Executive Chairman)Jeff is an American business magnate, media proprietor, and investor. As well as founding Amazon, Jeff founded Blue Origin, an aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services company and also owns The Washington Post.
Andy Jassy
(President & CEO)Joined Amazon as a Marketing Manager in 1997. Developed AWS with Jeff Bezos, and became CEO of Amazon in 2021.
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