What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Development Engineer, Core Shopping position at myGwork - LGBTQ+ Business Community?
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Description
Do you want to re-invent the way that Alexa helps customers shop? Come join our team!
Alexa is a strategic investment for Amazon, and we aim to deliver a voice and touch shopping assistant that is so convenient that customers worldwide will use Alexa every day. Alexa Shopping aims for Alexa to understand the needs of all shoppers regardless of language, background, abilities or economic means.
We are seeking for a passionate SDE to contribute to the development of Alexa's shopping capabilities. Alexa Shopping builds ultra-low latency, highly available, and scalable distributed systems that help customers discover new products they love while saving them time, and money. We optimize our systems to predict customer's next best shopping action using a combination of machine learning (ML), deep learning and multi-objective constrained optimizations. Come be part of a highly motivated, collaborative and fun-loving team with an entrepreneurial spirit and bias for action. With a broad mandate to experiment and innovate, we have a seemingly endless range of new opportunities.
Key job responsibilities
As a Software Development Engineer, you will be responsible for designing business critical systems, develop high quality code, test, deploy and support large scale distributed systems, and machine learning models targeted at increasing Alexa Shopping's reach and engagement. A successful candidate will have an established background in a strong technical ability to work in highly ambiguous environments, excellent problem-solving skills, great communication skills, and a motivation to deliver results in a fast-paced environment. You will have deep knowledge of Java, Object-oriented Design, Service Oriented Architecture and you are passionate about building massively scalable solutions and distributed systems.
Basic Qualifications
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company's reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .
USA, CA, Santa Clara - 165,200.00 - 223,600.00 USD annually]]>
Description
Do you want to re-invent the way that Alexa helps customers shop? Come join our team!
Alexa is a strategic investment for Amazon, and we aim to deliver a voice and touch shopping assistant that is so convenient that customers worldwide will use Alexa every day. Alexa Shopping aims for Alexa to understand the needs of all shoppers regardless of language, background, abilities or economic means.
We are seeking for a passionate SDE to contribute to the development of Alexa's shopping capabilities. Alexa Shopping builds ultra-low latency, highly available, and scalable distributed systems that help customers discover new products they love while saving them time, and money. We optimize our systems to predict customer's next best shopping action using a combination of machine learning (ML), deep learning and multi-objective constrained optimizations. Come be part of a highly motivated, collaborative and fun-loving team with an entrepreneurial spirit and bias for action. With a broad mandate to experiment and innovate, we have a seemingly endless range of new opportunities.
Key job responsibilities
As a Software Development Engineer, you will be responsible for designing business critical systems, develop high quality code, test, deploy and support large scale distributed systems, and machine learning models targeted at increasing Alexa Shopping's reach and engagement. A successful candidate will have an established background in a strong technical ability to work in highly ambiguous environments, excellent problem-solving skills, great communication skills, and a motivation to deliver results in a fast-paced environment. You will have deep knowledge of Java, Object-oriented Design, Service Oriented Architecture and you are passionate about building massively scalable solutions and distributed systems.
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
- 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
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company's reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .
USA, CA, Santa Clara - 165,200.00 - 223,600.00 USD annually]]>