Sr. System Development Engineer, World Wide Design Engineering

Amazon•Nashville, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Sr. Systems Development Engineer to develop transformative systems that will revolutionize facility design and deployment. Our technology portfolio includes computer vision solutions leveraging vision language models, autonomous robotics (ground and aerial), generative data analytics, and agentic workflow automation systems deployed across our global fulfillment network.

Requirements

Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
Experience writing technical documents, project plans and progress reports to leadership and to stakeholders
Knowledge of at least one modern programming language such as C, C++, Java, or Perl
5+ years of development/programming/scripting language (Python/Java/Bash/Perl) experience
2+ years of professional software development experience, or Bachelor's degree within last 12 months in computer science or equivalent
5+ years of building complex software systems experience
Experience contributing to the definition and implementation of automation opportunities within an operations environment

Nice To Haves

5+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience
Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
Experience developing test strategies and plans for complex hardware/software systems or systems of systems
Experience in warehouse operations and logistics or equivalent
Master's degree in Computer Science
Experience developing and executing/delivering product and technical roadmaps
Experience working with and influencing senior level stakeholders
Experience identifying and reviewing test plans, test cases and testing results with a strong QA background
Futuristic visionary who thrives on automating mundane tasks and thinking big!

Responsibilities

Identify and implement strategic technical solutions of AI/ML systems, autonomous robotics, and quality automation solutions.
Identify and develop internal tooling to assist with departmental efficiencies. (AI tooling, Data analytics, agentic workflow assistants etc.)
Contribute to product roadmaps and drive cross-functional execution priorities
Identify and analyze tradeoffs between software design alternatives, including impact on performance, schedule, cost, risk, complexity, and scalability
Write status and build reports for cross-functional leadership review
Mentor engineers and share best practices across multi-disciplinary teams
Set the example of what a highly skilled, proactive, creative software developer who is well versed in AI and is constantly looking for more efficient ways to work and pushing the boundaries of innovation looks like.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
Maternity and Parental Leave Options
Paid Time Off (PTO)
401(k) Plan
sign-on payments
restricted stock units (RSUs)
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
parental leave