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Amazon Software Development Engineer II, IPC Simulation, IPC Simulation in Bellevue, Washington
Description
Amazon’s Bellevue-based IPC Simulation team is looking for an experienced and passionate Software Development Engineer (SDE) to join our fast-paced stimulating environment, to help invent the future of retail with technology.
The IPC Simulation team is part of the Supply Chain Optimization Technologies (SCOT) organization. The charter of the SCOT team is to maximize Amazon’s return on our inventory investment in terms of Free Cash Flow, and customer satisfaction. We accomplish this by applying simulation, advanced statistical methods, and empirical analysis to predict and evaluate Amazon’s inventory needs. The IPC Simulation team builds systems that allow SCOT to answer “what if?” questions about our supply chain, our fulfillment network, and our customers. This puts the IPC Simulation team at the nexus of operations, logistics, capacity planning, and our retail business teams. To learn more about Supply Chain Optimization Technologies (SCOT) at Amazon, watch this amazing video: http://bit.ly/amazon-scot.
As a SDE on the IPC Simulation team you will work with a team of Software Engineers, Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Researchers, and Product Managers, across multiple teams to design, develop and maintain innovative solutions that form the backbone of the simulation and experimentation systems that drive Amazon’s retail business forward. These systems cover a broad range of solutions which include front-ends, workflows, advanced mathematical models, and data platforms, built using latest technology frameworks and AWS. This opportunity is perfect for highly motivated and talented software engineers who want to apply and grow their technical depth and breadth while defining and driving key aspects of the customer experience on Amazon.com.
Successful outstanding candidates will bring strong technical and analytical abilities, combined with a passion for delivering results for customers, internal and external. This role requires a high degree of ownership, and a drive, to solve some of the most challenging data and engineering problems in retail.
This role might be for you if…
· You design at the product level with heavy involvement through all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) using concepts that may include Service Oriented Architecture, workflow automation, relational and non-relational databases, microservices, sharding, n-tiered architecture, cloud and/or map-reduce.
· You use object-oriented or functional programming design concepts to program large multi-tier systems. You have working knowledge of common and useful design patterns.
· You have designed, refactored, re-architected, deprecated and/or implemented large-scale cloud-based distributed services with millisecond latency and ultra-high transactional volumes.
· You have experience implementing best practices in improving team coding culture subjected related to quality and/or security.
· You effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions to technical and non-technical audiences.
In this job, you will…
· Experiment with whatever technology we need to get the job done.
· Use Lean Software Development concepts such as Agile, Scrum and Kanban.
· Use engineering best practices, such as Test-Driven Development, code review and Continuous Deployment.
· Expand and optimize our world-class supply chain systems to support a variety of emerging business initiatives.
Key job responsibilities
Amazon’s Bellevue-based IPC Simulation team is looking for an experienced and passionate Software Development Engineer (SDE) to join our fast-paced stimulating environment, to help invent the future of retail with technology.
The IPC Simulation team is part of the Supply Chain Optimization Technologies (SCOT) organization. The charter of the SCOT team is to maximize Amazon’s return on our inventory investment in terms of Free Cash Flow, and customer satisfaction. We accomplish this by applying simulation, advanced statistical methods, and empirical analysis to predict and evaluate Amazon’s inventory needs. The IPC Simulation team builds systems that allow SCOT to answer “what if?” questions about our supply chain, our fulfillment network, and our customers. This puts the IPC Simulation team at the nexus of operations, logistics, capacity planning, and our retail business teams. To learn more about Supply Chain Optimization Technologies (SCOT) at Amazon, watch this amazing video: http://bit.ly/amazon-scot.
As a SDE on the IPC Simulation team you will work with a team of Software Engineers, Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Researchers, and Product Managers, across multiple teams to design, develop and maintain innovative solutions that form the backbone of the simulation and experimentation systems that drive Amazon’s retail business forward. These systems cover a broad range of solutions which include front-ends, workflows, advanced mathematical models, and data platforms, built using latest technology frameworks and AWS. This opportunity is perfect for highly motivated and talented software engineers who want to apply and grow their technical depth and breadth while defining and driving key aspects of the customer experience on Amazon.com.
Successful outstanding candidates will bring strong technical and analytical abilities, combined with a passion for delivering results for customers, internal and external. This role requires a high degree of ownership, and a drive, to solve some of the most challenging data and engineering problems in retail.
This role might be for you if…
· You design at the product level with heavy involvement through all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) using concepts that may include Service Oriented Architecture, workflow automation, relational and non-relational databases, microservices, sharding, n-tiered architecture, cloud and/or map-reduce.
· You use object-oriented or functional programming design concepts to program large multi-tier systems. You have working knowledge of common and useful design patterns.
· You have designed, refactored, re-architected, deprecated and/or implemented large-scale cloud-based distributed services with millisecond latency and ultra-high transactional volumes.
· You have experience implementing best practices in improving team coding culture subjected related to quality and/or security.
· You effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions to technical and non-technical audiences.
In this job, you will…
· Experiment with whatever technology we need to get the job done.
· Use Lean Software Development concepts such as Agile, Scrum and Kanban.
· Use engineering best practices, such as Test-Driven Development, code review and Continuous Deployment.
· Expand and optimize our world-class supply chain systems to support a variety of emerging business initiatives.
Responsibilities include:
· Directly contribute to the design and development of prediction systems.
· Maintain, operate and improve existing systems that running in production.
· Cooperate with data scientists and data engineers to implement intelligent systems in large scale production environment.
· Collaborate with colleagues from multidisciplinary science, engineering and business backgrounds.
· Conduct written and verbal presentations to share insights and recommendations to audiences of varying levels of technical sophistication.
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.
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.
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