Principal Software Engineer, Fulfillment by Amazon - IOS
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Lead the architectural design and scaling of core systems for Fulfillment by Amazon.
Key job responsibilities
Principal Engineers are pragmatic visionaries who can translate business needs into workable technology solutions. Their expertise is deep and broad. They are hands on, producing both detailed technical work and high-level architectural designs.
About the team
WW FBA team is responsible for the science, business, and operations of the core systems, algorithms, and seller-facing tools and workflows of the FBA service. These systems enable FBA sellers to enroll selection, plan and inbound product, and manage and action inventory in Amazon fulfillment network - managing through the full inventory lifecycle. FBA Inbound systems and products worldwide enable FBA sellers to inbound inventory to Amazon warehouses for distribution and fulfillment on and off amazon, be the success multiplier for selling partners by delivering trusted, simple, and flexible supply chain services that move billions of units into Amazon's global network reliably, transparently, and cost-effectively.
Basic qualifications
- 10+ years of engineering experience
- 10+ years of planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software experience
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams
- Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment
Preferred qualifications
- Experience designing and developing large scale, high-traffic applications
- Knowledge of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms
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How we score this
Principal Software Engineer, Fulfillment by Amazon - IOS at Amazon scores 10 out of 100 on AI centrality, which makes it AI Level 1 of 4 (Little AI) on this board. The level measures how much of the work is AI, not seniority.
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