Amazon World Wide Grocery Store tech (WWGST) Org’s vision is to be the most loved grocer on earth, saving customers time and money. We are seeking an Software Development Engineer (SDE) with expertise and passion to imagine, build and develop innovative solution in improving customer experience in store checkout i.e. Point of Sale, Self-Checkout. Come build the next generation of Checkout solution for Amazon.
Key job responsibilities
As a Software Development Engineer, you will:
- Design and develop creative solutions to complex engineering problems.
- Own and deliver end to end key initiatives, maintaining effective communication with management and stakeholders
- Architect, Design and developing high performance, test-driven code.
- Effectively mentor junior engineers, helping to maintain appropriate code quality, unit test coverage, code documentation, software structure and support.
A day in the life
As an Software Development Engineer, your day centers on delivering new generation of Checkout solutions, enhancements, features and driving operational excellence within our planning framework. You'll tackle a prioritized backlog of features, improvements, focusing on system performance, and reliability. You'll participate in planning, and engage in technical and architecture discussions. Your expertise will be crucial in translating stakeholder requirements into innovative technical solutions that propel our global retail checkout solution and services forward.
About the team
The World Wide Grocery Store Tech (WWGST) Checkout Engineering team is a 2-Pizza team, an agile group specializing in grocery technology. We manage global checkout technology for WWG stores. Our team uses our deep grocery and engineering expertise to deliver efficient, compliant checkout experiences. Working closely with cross-functional partners, we ensure efficient operations while continuously improving our systems. Our mission is to drive innovative solutions that enhance the Customer shopping experience.- 4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 3+ 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
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
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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
https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
