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Amazon Software Development Engineer, Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) in North Reading, Massachusetts

Description

Have you ever ordered from Amazon and been amazed at how fast you receive the shipment? Ever wondered how Amazon delivers to customers so fast and on promised time? Every day, Amazon engineers are relentlessly working to decrease the time between clicking and delivery for our customers. Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) organization owns the software and infrastructure that powers Amazon’s world-class fulfillment centers. We build software which interfaces with the robots, machines and human associates at the warehouse and facilitate various processes that run the global network of fulfillment centers moving millions of units of inventory and ensuring customers get what they want, when promised. These systems underlie everything we do – tens of millions of items in the catalog, hundreds of millions of units of inventory, and billions of transactions each year!

Key job responsibilities

This role is for the AFT Inbound Flow which is responsible for software that enables Amazon to receive and place inventory in the right locations at the right times, achieving shorter distances to transport orders, with less impact on the environment, and fast customer deliveries. Within the Flow team we support this mission by building software systems that improve efficiency in Amazon inbound warehouses, provide visibility to operations, and solve optimization and planning problems.

A day in the life

Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:

  1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

  2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options

  3. Paid Time Off (PTO)

  4. 401(k) Plan

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!

About the team

Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) powers Amazon’s global fulfillment network. We invent and deliver software, hardware, and data science solutions that orchestrate processes, robots, machines, and people. We harmonize the physical and virtual world so Amazon customers can get what they want, when they want it.

Inbound

AFT’s Inbound team delivers innovative solutions to automatically receive and process billions of units of inventory from Amazon’s vendors and third-party sellers worldwide, making the merchandise quickly available to Amazon customers.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

North Reading, MA, USA

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 language

Preferred 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 equivalent

Amazon 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. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

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