Systems Development Engineer Amazon
Seattle, WA

Job Description

Are you excited about building sophisticated distributed systems, low latency services, application of advanced machine learning techniques? Are you interested in working on services that are called 1000's of times per second and have latency requirement in the low milliseconds? Do you want to work on services that affect the way our customers buy products and have huge business impact? The Featured Merchant Algorithm team provides the opportunity to work on these one-of-a-kind problems and we are looking for a smart Sysdev engineer to join the existing group of talented engineers in the team.

The team owns services that are exercised every time a customer looks at a product on the Amazon site. We process large amounts of data and come up with algorithms that run in real time.

We are looking for a strong systems development engineer who is results-oriented, data driven, innovative and passionate at working with comprehensive FMA tier-1 services/solutions. You will be responsible for automating and testing tools and processes to operate systems/services that are exercised every time a customer sees any item on the Amazon website.

As a Systems Development Engineer on this team, you will collaborate 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. You will have the opportunity to work with business partners, leadership and other engineers, influence and drive product vision and lead the design of our systems. At Amazon, we are known for our customer obsession. We need your ideas and your ability to take initiative, innovate, and produce results as we continuously improve the customer experience.

In FMA, you can expect to work on some of the most complex challenges in large-scale computing by utilizing your skills in systems development engineering. You will get an opportunity to work on many different technologies including Amazon Web Services, E Commerce Services, Marketplace, Operations, Platform Technologies and Retail.

Why would you want to work for the Featured Merchant Algorithm team?

* Impact/Scale: You help build systems that are exercised every time a customer sees any item on the Amazon website.
* Customer Impact: You help build systems that help our customers make decisions on the best offers to buy.
* Learning: Work alongside some of Amazon's smartest engineers.
* Wear many hats: You will have deep ownership of many different aspects of the service, such as product direction, technical design and implementation, and operations.
* Have fun: Our mantra is to work hard, play hard, and have fun. We also find ways to relax and unwind, with beer bashes, team events, and group lunches. You can also participate in a multitude of Amazon corporate events.

Amazon is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority / Women / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation / Age.