Amazon is building the next generation software, hardware, and processes that will run the global network of fulfillment centers that move many millions of units of inventory, and ensure that customers get what they want when we promise. We do this by building automated solutions to handle things that technology does well, while relying on people to handle things that humans do well. We are constantly innovating in the ways we are automating and accelerating the delivery of products and packages which includes building custom hardware and applying robotics, autonomy, supply chain optimization, machine learning, manipulation, image processing, and real-time data processing using distributed systems.
The Tech Transformation (TfX) group within the Global Robotics Delivery organization technically advises and leads innovative solutions that deliver consistent year over year resource efficiency. We are seeking an experienced Systems Development Engineer to design, build, and maintain a cloud platform that streamlines the manipulation of large-scale point cloud data, as well as develop tooling (software and/or hardware) to automate robotic deployment and Building Information Modeling (BIM) processes. You will drive the system architecture, spearhead best practices that enable a quality product, and help coach and develop junior engineers.
Key job responsibilities
• Build and maintain a cloud solution for storing and processing large-scale point cloud datasets (1TB+)
• Take ownership of defining requirements, creating solution designs, implementing code to specifications, and supporting solutions
• Create maintainable, high-quality software that is built and deployed through continuous delivery
• Demonstrate the ability to identify risks and mitigation and make technical trade-offs in your designs and your team’s designs
• Ability to cope with ambiguity and work autonomously or with a team to deliver successful solutions
• Ability to travel domestically up to 25% - Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
- Experience with monitoring frameworks (such as CloudWatch, Datadog, Grafana, Elastic or similar)
- Proficient with Infrastructure as Code (CDK or CloudFormation)
- 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as Java and Python
- 2+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- BS in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics or equivalent- Contributor, maintainer or creator of an open-source project
- Experience in project or product management
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $116,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $201,200/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
https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
