Software Development Engineer, Global Edge Compute ( Robotics

Software Development Engineer, Global Edge Compute (Amazon Robotics)

Amazon is looking for Software Development Engineers who are passionate, innovative and have a strong drive to automate and simplify. This position will report to the Software Manager for Device Management – Cloud Services within the Global Edge Compute Team and have responsibility for software engineering across numerous cloud-based services designed to manage edge devices at scale.

The Global Edge Compute team is responsible for services that manage Amazon’s edge compute fleet – 1,000,000+ devices across 3,000+ locations worldwide. Our systems manage everything from advanced robotics systems in Austin to delivery stations in Cairo. We deliver innovative technical solutions to facilitate the massive growth in Amazon compute capabilities around the globe.

Our team’s mandate is to design, develop, and operate the next generation of device automation systems that allow for the provisioning and management of edge devices at Amazon scale. We’re looking for entrepreneurial and innovative individuals who thrive on solving complex problems.

• Constantly look to make improvements to existing systems and identify new problems to solve.
• Uphold the highest standards and encourage those around you to do the same.
• Seek opportunities to learn about new technologies, customer use‑cases, or the inner workings of our systems.
• Always ask what we can do to make our customers’ experiences better. Put yourself in their shoes and work backwards from there.

• Design and implement new cloud‑based software solutions to aid in managing edge devices at scale.
• Support teammates with insightful code reviews, peer programming, brainstorms, and design discussions.
• Ensure the nominal operation of our cloud‑based services, expanding metrics coverage and upholding high operational excellence standards.

Amazon offers a full range of benefits for you and eligible family members, including domestic partners. 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.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Maternity and Parental Leave Options
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) Plan

• 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 experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent

We own the infrastructure automation that manages Amazon Stores’ compute and device infrastructure. We are passionate about taking complex infrastructure and abstracting it with self‑service tooling. We embrace simple, decoupled, fault‑tolerant solutions so we can spend more time innovating, and less time fixing. Our team is tight‑knit and operates primarily out of Boston with peer teams located in Austin. We have a mix of experience levels, and work in a broad, collaborative space that has something for everyone.

We care about the development of our engineers and are invested in helping each other attain our career goals. This role has significant scope and can be a stepping stone to further career advancement within Amazon.

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