Description

Come help Amazon create and deploy cutting edge new technologies to ensure customers get a world class delivery experience! As a Software Development Engineer (SDE) in the Last Mile Technology team, you will be instrumental in helping us create innovative ways to take packages from our fulfillment centers and get them quickly and cost-effectively to customers. The Last Mile Technology team supports multiple businesses globally creating the technology that supports deliveries for businesses such as Prime Now, Amazon Flex, Amazon Fresh, Amazon Logistics, Lockers, and other current and new initiatives.

Our engineers are top-notch software developers who love listening to the customers, working as a team, and proactively taking the lead whenever necessary. In this role, you will have an opportunity to own design and development for various services, working closely with research science and other partner teams to apply optimization and machine learning techniques to solve real-world problems.

As a technical leader, you will have influence over the long term strategic needs of the team, the short term tactical wins, and the tradeoffs between them. You will guide other team members to create robust, scalable designs, own development of critical path code, and lead processes that improve quality and reduce operational load on the team. As a person with a high technical bar, you will participate in people development and hiring, ensuring we're hiring the right type of people for the team's long term needs.

Key job responsibilities

The Last Mile team is looking for an SDE that enjoys innovating in one of the fastest growing business areas of Amazon. The SDE will need to enjoy full stack development including building the back end services that drive our business and scale to the demands of Amazon as well as the front end systems that enable our clients to sustain our growth. The SDE will work closely with both product managers, project managers as well as senior engineers to design and develop systems to enable the last mile business to continue its high velocity growth. You'll be working with teams around the globe in delivering unique solutions that span geographical and logistical challenges.

A day in the life

About the team

Our team is dedicated to diversity & inclusion. We expect that it is everyone’s job to grow themselves and help others grow. We build Full Stack, distributed applications that leverage optimization and machine learning.

This team is located in beautiful San Luis Obispo, California. Located 200 miles from the San Francisco Bay Area and also 200 miles from Los Angeles, it is a small town with world-class wineries, pristine beaches, and great hiking and mountain biking trails. Skiing, mountain climbing, and rafting are 4 hours drive away in Sequoia National Park.

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

San Luis Obispo, CA, USA

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.