Are you seeking an environment where you can apply state-of-the-art computer science techniques, data-driven decision making and problem solving skills in a real world setting? Do you want to build large-scale reliable, fault-tolerant distributed systems?

Amazon Fulfillment Technology (AFT) provides critical services which interact with back-end systems to ensure customers orders are fulfilled on time in an optimized way.

Join AFT Tech Team and be part of developing large-scale, distributed systems which optimize the fulfillment of customer orders. Interface with the physical world including conveyors & robots, and most importantly your systems will be used by thousands of associates to delight millions of customers. In this role the Sr SDE will be responsible to engage multiple teams and design/develop and support large-scale, multi-tiered software applications and tools. The candidate must possess:

- Excellent problem solving skills.
- Sound understanding of Computer Science such as Algorithms, Data Structures, Object Oriented -
Design, Databases.
- Be able to write Amazon quality code
- Good written and oral communication skills.
-Ability to adapt quickly to a fast-paced development environment.

Key job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for creating and delivering software and automated solutions to enable products that are used in Amazon fulfillment centers worldwide. The system that you build will have a direct impact on the Top Line performance of the company to the tune of hundreds of millions (USD). You will have influence on system design and help build a team culture around practices that are critical to a quality product.
We are looking for someone with a go-getter attitude who is ready to own a problem and passionately drive successful implementation. We want someone who is a quick learner and ready to learn and adopt latest computer science technologies.

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. 401(k) Plan
 
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!

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.
 
Inbound
AFT’s Inbound team delivers innovative solutions to automatically receive and process billions of units of inventory from Amazon’s vendors and third-party sellers worldwide, making the merchandise quickly available to Amazon customers.

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

Arlington, VA, USA