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Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) stands at the forefront of e-commerce innovation, powering the intricate network that brings millions of products to customers doorsteps every day. As the technological backbone of Amazons global fulfillment operations, AFT designs, develops, and implements state-of-art solutions that revolutionize how we think about logistics and supply chain management. From massive automated warehouses to agile micro-fulfillment centers, AFTs systems orchestrate a complex dance of inventory, robotics, and human expertise. Our teams tackle challenges at an unprecedented scale, leveraging advanced technologies like machine learning and AI to optimize every aspect of the fulfillment process. By continuously pushing the boundaries of whats possible, AFT not only enhances the customer experience through faster, more reliable deliveries but also creates safer, more efficient work environments for fulfillment center associates. As we expand our reach across North America, Europe, and beyond, AFT remains committed to its mission: building the worlds safest and most efficient fulfillment network, one innovation at a time. As an SDE-2 in our team, youll be at the heart of our software development process, delivering core components with high quality and efficiency. Youll quickly adapt to our technology stack and business needs, implementing robust solutions through rapid, thorough code reviews and deployments. Your strong operational excellence will ensure the health of our features, while your clear communication skills will keep stakeholders informed. Youll set up crucial monitoring systems and provide insightful metrics to define success. Your role involves improving our development and testing processes, addressing complex migration projects, and advising on potential risks and solutions. Were looking for someone who can become a trusted team member, actively participate in technical discussions, and contribute to the success of others. If youre ready to take on challenging projects, drive innovation, and grow in a collaborative environment, this role is perfect for you As an SDE-2, you will be responsible for understanding and delivering core components of our programs functionality. This involves quickly adapting to new technologies and business requirements, demonstrating a solid grasp of design approaches, and conducting rapid, high-quality code reviews. Youll independently design, implement, and deploy software features and components, ensuring they meet our program commitments. Maintaining operational excellence is crucial; youll be expected to uphold a high-quality standard in feature health, communicate effectively with stakeholders, and provide clear operational and business metrics. Setting up robust monitoring systems and alarms will be part of your role in facilitating easier software maintenance for the team. Your responsibilities will also include improving the teams development and testing processes. Youll advise on visible risks and roadblocks, providing solutions with comprehensive technical narratives that address complexity and trade-offs. Given the challenging nature of our projects, youll need to seek direction, keep the team informed of your approach, and solicit feedback when making critical decisions. Active participation in technical forums and discussions is expected, as is contributing to your teammates success. As you build trust within the team, youll play a key role in fostering a collaborative environment that drives innovation and maintains high standards of software development. About the team Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT), which is a part of the Fulfillment Technologies & Robotics (FTR) organization is responsible for developing the software systems and tools that enable Amazons worldwide network of Fulfillment Centers(FCs) to run smoothly. Fulfillment Execution Services (FES) teams within AFT is responsible for providing software solutions to standardize and automate by allowing workcell and fulfillment software teams to focus on their business logic, instead of being forced to build their own integration with up-stream & down-stream systems, data collection, work backlog management, messaging / notifications, capacity & flow management and telemetry. FES is one of the operationally critical spaces and has a lot of optimization and automation opportunities, and has the primary objective of meeting customer promise, driving cost savings and throughput improvements by optimizing and automating the outbound processes and driving standardization in the fulfillment space. - 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 - 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience - Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent