Software Development Engineer, Amazon Fulfillment Technologies

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. We are driven by the excitement of building technologies, inventing products, and providing services that change lives. We embrace new ways of doing things, make decisions quickly, and are not afraid to fail. We have the scope and capabilities of a large company, and the spirit and heart of a small one.

Together, Amazonians research and develop new technologies from Amazon Web Services to Alexa on behalf of our customers: shoppers, sellers, content creators, and developers around the world.

Our mission is to be Earth's most customer-centric company. Our actions, goals, projects, programs, and inventions begin and end with the customer top of mind.

You'll also hear us say that at Amazon, it's always "Day 1." What do we mean? That our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon's very first day - to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and focus on delighting our customers.

Position

Have you ever ordered a product from Amazon and been amazed at how fast you receive it? Every day, Amazon engineers are relentlessly working to decrease the time between clicking and delivery for our customers. Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) powers Amazon’s global fulfillment network by designing and building the software, hardware and processes that enable our customers to get what they want, when they want it. We don’t just talk about innovating, we put innovation into action, working alongside our employees in the FCs to move billions of customer orders through our Fulfillment Centers globally. We push the bounds of robotics, computer vision, machine learning, and operations research to improve quality, engage our workforce, and delight customers. AFT is creating the future of fulfillment, and we’re looking for people with big ideas and the drive to see them at work in the real world. If you’re ready to innovate on a global scale, join us.

The AFT Luxembourg team is looking for Software Development Engineers who can join us in building technological platforms and products which would help Fulfillment Centers (FCs i.e. Amazon Warehouses) around the world to operate efficiently by providing meaningful and actionable insights into FCs operations. These platforms provide data analytics and insights into operations of FCs, help automate labor allocation and assignment decisions, and help FCs improve efficiency and take decisions which impact delivery of packages to Amazon customers.

So, your work will directly influence Amazon business and customer promise. As a member of this team, you will get the opportunity to work on highly visible, innovative projects that directly affect the customer experience. You will be involved in all the aspects of the software development cycle including scoping, design, implementation, testing, delivery, and support of your product. The position has great opportunity for growth.

We value teamwork, hustle, and good communication skills. You should be somebody who enjoys working on complex system software, have a customer centric mindset, and feel strongly about building automated systems that operate at worldwide scale with minimal human intervention. You will collaborate with other team members and stakeholders. You will have a strong sense of ownership and demonstrable record of success in delivering new features.

Your qualification

• Programming experience in Java and deep understanding of object-oriented design 
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field
• At least 3+ years work experience in a related field
• Solid expertise in data structures and algorithms
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases such as Oracle or DynamoDB
• Strong problem solving and analytical abilities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and an ability to work in a team environment
• Experience with designing, building and deploying scalable; highly available systems

Will be a plus

• Experience with building distributed systems
• Obsession with quality, operational excellence, and customer experience
• Strong problem solving skills with understanding of heuristics and workflow based systems
• Experience with Scrum or other agile development methodologies
• Development experience of using primary Amazon Web Services e.g. Amazon S3 and DynamoDB
• Unix or Linux experience
• Excellence in technical communication with peers and non-technical cohorts