Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) team powers the physical engine at the heart of Amazon. AFT builds and operates the software, hardware, and processes that run the global network of fulfillment centers, which move billions of units of inventory and ensures customers get what they want when promised. Within AFT, we are looking for strong systems development engineers who are result-oriented, data-oriented, innovative and passionate at working with comprehensive engineering excellence services/solutions.

As a Software Development Engineer on this team, you will work with other experienced and senior software engineers to drive improvements to our technology, operate and maintain services and software solutions, and build and track metrics to ensure high quality results. Your solutions will help provide the ultimate customer service experience needed to anticipate and resolve customer's questions using an automated assistant. You will have the opportunity to work with business partners, senior management and other engineers, influence and drive product vision and lead the design of our systems.

This is an amazing opportunity in terms of ownership, interesting problems and high visibility. We truly are looking for the highest quality candidates, so you should expect a rigorous technical interview process.

Key job responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include:
- working alongside development on Amazon Corporate and Divisional Software projects,
- updating/enhancing our current software, automation of support processes, documentation of our systems, manage AFT org level operational cadence and programs.
- diagnosing and fixing production software issues, developing monitoring solutions, performing software maintenance and configuration implementing the fix for internally developed code (Perl, , C/C++, JAVA), debugging
- executing persistence solutions queries, updating, tracking and resolving technical challenges.

The ideal candidate must be detail-oriented, have superior verbal and written communication skills, strong organizational skills, able to juggle multiple tasks at once, able to work independently and can maintain professionalism under pressure.
You must be able to identify problems before they happen and implement solutions that detect and prevent outages.
You must be able to accurately prioritize projects, make sound judgments, work to improve the customer experience, and get the right things done.

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. 401k Plan

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. Learn more about AFT! https://tinyurl.com/AFTOverview

Platform Engineering and Services
AFT’s Platform Engineering & Services team leverages data, process improvement, and innovative technologies to provide comprehensive engineering excellence services/solutions across AFT’s product portfolios.