Sr. Software Development Engineer, Transporter Experience and Technology

DescriptionCome help Amazon create and deploy cutting edge new technologies to deliver packages to the customer's door step!Our team is seeking a talented Sr SDES to help build the core delivery services supporting the driver delivery app.The successful candidate is expected to have deep technical experience with frontend development (Android or IOS) and be able to deliver projects end to end from design to launch.As an experienced member of the team, you will be expected to not only own the end to end success of your projects, but also to mentor others and raise the bar for the team as a whole.We're looking for someone who is passionate and cares deeply about making our drivers’ lives better.About Last Mile:Amazon’s Last Mile delivery efforts help get customer packages from delivery stations to a customer’s doorstep.Amazon has grown its last mile delivery efforts helping to speed up customer delivery times and provide new innovations to customers.Working on the front lines of our Last Mile tech team means that daily, you have a tangible impact on an Amazon customer’s experience getting his or her package.Amazon’s Last Mile teams deliver packages over the world! This network is powered by hundreds of small businesses and tens of thousands of drivers that leverage Amazon's technology to deliver millions of smiles to customers each day.The technology innovations that are developed by the Last Mile tech team help scale this exponentially growing part of our network and include a wide breath of solutions from ML and operations research based routing and planning algorithms, our own in- house maps and navigation platform, IoT and hardware innovations, doorstep delivery experience, and the consumer grade native mobile apps that brings all these experiences together.Basic Qualifications- 5+ years of non- internship professional software development experience- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering teamPreferred Qualifications- 5+ 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 equivalentOur 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 we- hire/accommodations for more information.If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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