Principal Software Engineer

Job description

DESCRIPTION

The Optimal Inventory Health (OIH) team owns inventory health management worldwide across all Amazon businesses and formats including retail and FBA sellers. We use a dynamic programming model to maximize the net present value of inventory driving actions such as pricing markdowns, removals, and advertising.

The OIH Principal Software Engineer is responsible for designing the architecture, building the software, and working with the team to deploy world-wide solutions to solve complex inventory management challenges. You will evaluate and optimize inventory health for dozens of millions of products over time to maximize inventory value. You will work closely with talented people including research scientists, software engineers, and Amazon business teams worldwide to develop advanced mathematical and economic models and algorithms. You will take end to end responsibility, utilize Amazon’s massive data, sophisticated algorithms and cloud computation infrastructure (AWS) and thousands of powerful machines, and make decisions with billion dollar impact to Amazon’s business. You will also become an expert in supply chain management with deep understanding of Amazon business workflows and execution practices.

If you are passionate about data and new technology, eager to seek challenging and innovative opportunities, and motivated to deliver the best customer experience, then our team is the perfect fit for you.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
Experience with service-oriented architecture and web application/services development
Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe software product features, and technical designs and evangelize adoption of new platform technologies

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field
10+ years of industry experience
Strong coding skills in at least one modern programming language such as Java, C++ or C#
Experience architecting, building, operating large scale, high-performance systems in a complex, multi-tiered, distributed environment
Experience providing technical leadership and mentoring to software engineers at all levels