Software Development Engineer - Amazon.com Interviewing in Chicago

Amazon.com is sending hiring managers from our Amazon.com Retail Systems and Distributed Systems Engineering teams to interview candidates in Chicago for Seattle-based opportunities.


 


Did you know that Amazon.com has hundreds of software engineers working on some of the most interesting technical challenges on the planet?


 


Amazon.com, headquartered in beautiful Seattle, is looking for exceptional software engineers to join its growing technology organization. Our engineering team works on tough technical problems that engage and stretch their brains. As an engineer here, you might build cutting edge product recommendation algorithms, scale and optimize our world class supply chain systems, or architect and build an end-to-end e-commerce platform that companies like Target use to run their online business. You’ll work with smart, experienced teammates on a small cross-functional team. You’ll join a scientific culture focused on achieving aggressive goals. And, you’ll work on creating a world-class customer experience for the millions of people who use Amazon.com.




The Amazon.com Distributed Systems team is responsible for the core Amazon Software Infrastructure. We are looking for people with a passion for hard core coding and developing on a revolutionary scale. We are looking for people with a background in systems level programming, capable of creating bulletproof code, and not afraid to take innovation to the next level. Amazon.com's website is the front-end to one of the world's largest service-oriented architectures. As a member of Distributed Systems Engineering (DSE) you will push the envelope with a mixture of forward-looking and tactical projects that span Amazon's systems and push the boundaries of distributed systems for scope, size, and scale. DSE programs and teams include Data Persistence, Messaging, Discovery, Request Routing, Caching, Log Architecture, Work Flow, Rendering, Modelling and Effective Service Patterns.


 


The Retail Systems organization is responsible for building Retail Systems to manage Inventory, help with Business Planning, measure the Profitability of every transaction at Amazon to faciliate pricing decisions and deal with millions of Vendor Feeds for Inventory and Cost. The Retail Sytems team is looking for strong software development engineers specifically for our Forecasting Team. The candidate must have a strong grasp of software development practices and proven ability to succeed in a rapid development environment. The candidate must have an understanding of mathematical modeling or optimization in at least one application domain, as well as the ability to work with cross-functional team members that include business analysts, software developers, retail buyers and project managers. Experience in programming with a solid understanding of C++ and/or Java is a huge plus, as is familiarity with statistical forecasting and time series models using Matlab or other statistical packages.


 


Requirements:


4+ years experience


BS degree in computer science


Applied Math or other similar statistical studies/background


 


If you’re interested in interviewing with our teams while we’re in Chicago, please submit your resume, and a cover letter.


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