Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) - Workforce Optimization

Amazon is hiring a Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) - Workforce Optimization in Toronto, Canada. It pays CAD 115k-CAD 192k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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On Level's scale, this software engineer role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
Tools and skills the posting cites include Java, Python and AWS.
Level classifies it as a mid-level role.
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AI in this role

Build large-scale, fault-tolerant distributed systems and software solutions for workforce optimization in Amazon fulfillment centers.

JavaPythonAWSDistributed Systems

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Have you ever ordered a product from Amazon and been amazed by how fast it gets to you? Every day, Amazon engineers are working relentlessly to make sure that the time from Click to Deliver is as short as possible for your products. In our mission to get packages to you even faster, Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) is building large scale, fault-tolerant distributed systems for optimizing labor planning in fulfillment operations.

Our team is looking for Software Development Engineers who love listening to our customers, working as a team, and building large scalable systems. This is an opportunity to build and improve systems that will help Fulfillment Centers (FCs i.e. Amazon Warehouses) and other building types around the world to operate efficiently by providing information and insights to FC operators and software services which rely on real time information for planning and staffing. These systems provide aggregate data and help build an end-to-end picture of FC state to help users make key decisions to improve efficiency and staff optimally. These decisions impact delivery of packages to Amazon customers. Your work will directly influence Amazon business and customer promise. As a member of this team, you will get the opportunity to work on highly visible, innovative projects that directly impact the customer experience. You will be involved in all the aspects of the software development cycle including scoping, design, implementation, testing & delivery of your product. The position has great opportunity for growth.

Key job responsibilities
In this position you will partner with product managers, software engineers, user experience designers and other teams. A successful candidate will have an established background with strong technical ability, bar raising engineering skills, great communication skills and motivation to achieve results for your customers. In this role you will both code and mentor junior engineers committing code to the program.

About the team
Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) powers Amazon’s global fulfillment network. We invent and deliver software, hardware, and data science solutions that orchestrate processes, robots, machines, and people. We harmonize the physical and virtual world so Amazon customers can get what they want, when they want it.

Workforce Optimization
AFT’s Workforce Optimization team delivers innovative platforms and products to automate labor management and staffing decisions across processes and functions at Amazon’s global fulfillment network locations.

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 an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

CAN, ON, Toronto - 114,800.00 - 191,800.00 CAD annually

How we rate this

Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) - Workforce Optimization at Amazon rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Key facts

Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) - Workforce Optimization is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is CAD 115k-CAD 192k a year.
The role is based in CA, ON, Toronto.
The job was posted on September 2, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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