Software Development Engineer

DESCRIPTION

Do you want to be part of building the next-gen engineering system, global transportation network, intelligent algorithms, and deliver packages to your doorstep?

Are you up for this challenge?

Amazon's Middle Mile Transportation Technology team is chartered with solving complex problems with software that work across our vendors, warehouses and carriers to optimize both time & cost of getting the packages delivered.

Our services already handle thousands of requests per second, make business decisions impacting billions of dollars a year, integrate with a network of small and large carriers, owner operators and drivers worldwide, manage business rules for millions of unique products, and improve ordering and delivery experience for millions of online shoppers.

Our mission is to build the most efficient and optimal transportation solution on the planet, using our technology and engineering muscle as our biggest advantage.

We aim to leverage cutting edge technologies in big data, machine learning, and optimization techniques, and operate high volume, low latency, and high availability services.

Oh, and we will need great leaders too (this is where you come in read on)

You will regularly interact with our customers, and engineering and business leadership. You will participate in the planning and execution of technology projects and operational excellence initiatives.

You'll help junior engineers develop their skills, and continue to raise the bar and build the future of Amazon.

To accomplish this, you will be expected to have an established background in building highly scalable systems and applications, great communication skills, and a motivation to achieve results in a fast paced environment.

You should be somebody who enjoys working on complex software systems, is customer-centric, and feels strongly about building good software as well as making that software achieve its operational goals.

Experience with building and operating web-based applications and / or web services-based applications, especially at massive scale, will be very applicable and helpful.

Come and see for yourself why we are one of the most admired company in the US, rated #1 in Innovation and # 1 in Customer Service, and be part of our tradition of working hard, having fun and making history!

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

Vancouver, BC, CAN

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, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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