Software Development Engineer

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Amazon has come a long way since opening on the World Wide Web in July 1995. Today, we operate retail websites in multiple countries across geographies, offering products in many categories (books, media, digital, electronics etc.) worldwide, and we still like to work hard, have fun and make history! The Amazon.com brand has become synonymous with a superior level of convenience, selection, low prices, and customer service.

Software Development Engineers – Amazon Fulfillment Technologies @ India

Impact

Have you ever ordered a product from Amazon and been amazed at how fast it gets to you? Every day, Amazon engineers are relentlessly working to decrease the time between Click to Deliver for your products. The Amazon Fulfillment Technologies team owns all of the software and infrastructure which powers Amazon's world-class fulfillment engine. In the service of our customers, we are inventing in the areas of materials handling automation, machine vision, robotics, and machine learning. In parallel, we are continuously improving our processes using techniques such as lean, six sigma and kaizen.

At the core of everything we do for customers is the Amazon Fulfillment Technologies platform. We own the fundamental data and services which drive our catalog, inventory and labor management systems. These systems underlie everything that we do – tens of millions of items in the catalog, hundreds of millions of items of inventory and billions of transactions a year! Every item that comes into the FC, moves around, and goes out to a customer comes through our systems. This is your chance to make a direct impact to Amazon's core Fulfillment Technologies platform.

Innovation

We're working on the future. If you are seeking an environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art computer technologies to solve real world problems and receive the satisfaction of influencing the Amazon Fulfillment Technologies models, then this is your opportunity to leave your mark!

Opportunity

Leaders at Amazon create vision and evangelize solutions. You will be responsible for driving the product and technology direction of your group. We're looking for people who innovate, love solving hard problems, and never take “no” for an answer. You will be part of a team of top-notch software developers to work hard, have fun, and make history.

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates must have a Bachelors in Computer Science or Engineering or related field.

· Excellent problem solving skills.
· Possess an extremely sound understanding of areas in the basic areas of Computer Science such as Algorithms, Data Structures, Object Oriented Design, Databases.
· Be able to write Amazon quality code in an object oriented language - preferably in C/C++/Java in a Linux environment.
· Candidate must have good written and oral communication skills, be a fast learner and have the ability to adapt quickly to a fast-paced development environment.