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Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) team powers the physical engine at the heart of Amazon. AFT builds and operates the software, hardware, and processes that run the global network of fulfillment centers, which move billions of units of inventory and ensures customers get what they want when promised. Within AFT, we are looking for strong systems development engineers who are results-, data driven, innovative and passionate at working with comprehensive engineering excellence services/solutions. As a Sr Systems Development Engineer on this team, you will collaborate with other experienced and senior software engineers to drive improvements to our technology, operate and maintain services and software solutions, and build and track metrics to ensure high quality results. Your solutions will help provide the ultimate customer service experience needed to anticipate and resolve customers questions using an automated assistant. You will have the opportunity to work with business partners, leadership and other engineers, influence and drive product vision and lead the design of our systems. Primary responsibilities include , diagnosing and fixing production software issues, developing monitoring solutions, performing software maintenance and configuration, implementing the fix for internally developed code (Perl, , C/C++, JAVA), debugging and executing persistence solutions queries, updating, tracking and resolving technical challenges. Responsibilities also include working alongside development on Amazon Corporate and Divisional Software projects, updating/enhancing our current software, automation of support processes, documentation of our systems, manage AFT org level operational cadence and programs. The ideal candidate must be detail , have superior verbal and written communication skills, strong organizational skills, able to juggle multiple tasks at once, able to work independently and can maintain professionalism under pressure. You must be able to identify problems before they happen and implement solutions that detect and prevent outages. You must be able to accurately prioritize projects, make sound judgments, work to improve the customer experience, and get the right things done. This is an amazing opportunity in terms of responsibility, interesting challenges and high visibility. We truly are looking for the highest quality candidates, so you should expect a rigorous technical interview process. - 3+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby experience - 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience - 2+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience - 2+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience - Experience leading the design, automation, deployment, and support of large-scale infrastructure - Experience with distributed systems at scale - Experience in mentoring, leading, or managing more junior engineers - Experience taking a leading role in building complex software or computing infrastructure that has been successfully delivered to customers
