Software Development Engineer, Demand Science Optimization (DSO)

Amazon makes and sells Echo, Kindle, Fire TV, Fire Tablet, Ring, Blink, Eero, among other

devices. It is critical that Amazon makes the right amount of each device available for purchase.

Amazon is looking for a customer obsessed software engineer to join the Amazon Devices

Demand Forecasting team in Seattle, WA. Our work impacts Amazon's device business by

forecasting demand and managing supply for all Amazon Devices. We are a growing team that

continuously improves our delivery of these forecasts to our customers. We are looking for an

engineer who is a technical leader and ready for challenges, with an interest in ML.

Key job responsibilities

We will work together on defining and building features in multiple core services, and user

applications. You will work with other engineers to drive systems architecture, write code,

participate in reviews, and continuously improve our software development practices. We will

make tough decisions, learn from our mistakes, and continuously improve by diving deep into

data and metrics to identify opportunities. We will leverage Amazon's Native AWS infrastructure to build systems and design algorithms that are able to handle large amounts of

data. We will design systems that handle huge amounts of data. We solve hard, real world

problems with industry best practices where they exist and our own best judgement to forecast

demand so that we can guide decision makers on the greater Amazon Devices team.

A day in the life

You are a curious engineer looking for a career where you'll be able to innovate fast, deliver, and

influence. You love delivering high-quality software products and services at large scale. You

have expertise solving problems using software systems, AWS tools, and working together as a

team to constantly improve.

About the team

We will work on defining and building features in multiple core services, and user applications.

You will work with other engineers to drive architecture, code, review, and improve our software

development practices. We will make tough decisions, learn from mistakes, and continuously

improve by diving deep into data and metrics. We will design algorithms that are able to handle

large amounts of data. We solve hard, real world problems with industry best practices where

they exist and our own best judgement to forecast demand so that we can guide decision makers

on the greater Amazon Devices team.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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