Sr. Systems Development Engineer, RDPI Supply Chain Product & Portfolio Engineering

Amazon.com Inc

Austin, TX

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
AWS Lambda, Access Control, Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Architectural Services, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation System Development, Automation Systems, Best Practices, Budgeting, Business Analysis, Caching, Code Reviews, Computer Programming, Cross-Functional, Customer Relations, Data Management, Database Optimization, Debugging Skills, Distributed Computing, Documentation, Establish Priorities, Financial Services, Incident Response, International Operations, Mentoring, Metrics, Microservices, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Problem Solving Skills, Product Engineering, Product Programs, Production Systems, Project/Program Management, Query Optimization, Regulatory Compliance, Requirements Management, Root Cause Analysis, Scalable System Development, Service Level Agreement (SLA), Simple Queue Service (SQS), Supply Chain, Supply Chain Operations, System Architecture, System Integration (SI), System Test, Systems Administration/Management, Systems Analysis, Systems Engineering, Systems Reliability, Team Building, Technical Leadership, Technical/Engineering Design, Test Design, Time Tracking, User Experience Design (UXD)
LOCATION
Austin, TX
POSTED
7 days ago

Ready to solve challenging problems at global scale? Join Amazon"s OTS Supply Chain team as a Sr. Systems Development Engineer to transform technology infrastructure through innovative Gen-AI powered solutions to critical supply chain systems & problems.

Build scalable, distributed systems supporting Amazon"s global supply chain operations. Architect unified platforms consolidating multiple ordering channels, implement real-time validation services, and develop workflow automation systems. Design data ingestion engines, financial tracking services, and role-based access control frameworks. Drive technical decisions balancing system reliability, performance, and feature velocity while mentoring engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Key job responsibilities

System Architecture & Development

  • Architect and build distributed micro-services handling millions of transactions daily with 99.99% uptime SLAs
  • Design unified platforms consolidating legacy systems into single customer interfaces
  • Implement real-time validation services with sub-second response times
  • Develop scalable data ingestion engines supporting multiple formats with guardrail-based validation
  • Build workflow automation systems with configurable approval routing and SLA tracking
  • Optimize database queries and caching strategies ensuring sub-100ms response times for critical paths
  • Design event-driven architectures using AWS services (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, SQS, SNS)

Technical Leadership

  • Drive architectural decisions for platform components and integration patterns
  • Mentor engineers through code reviews and technical design discussions
  • Establish best practices for system design, testing, and deployment
  • Collaborate with product managers translating business requirements into technical solutions
  • Lead incident response and root cause analysis for production systems

Platform Features & Integration

  • Implement versioned planning systems with controlled modification workflows
  • Build financial tracking services displaying real-time budget data
  • Develop audit trail infrastructure supporting compliance requirements
  • Create role-based access control managing granular user permissions
  • Integrate with enterprise systems ensuring data consistency across distributed platforms

A day in the life

Start your day reviewing system metrics and addressing any overnight alerts. Join architecture discussions with engineering teams to design new platform capabilities. Write code implementing core services-perhaps building a validation engine or optimizing data ingestion pipelines. Conduct code reviews providing technical guidance to team members. Collaborate with product managers prioritizing features and defining technical requirements. Debug production issues using distributed tracing and monitoring tools. Participate in design reviews influencing architectural decisions across the organization. End your day documenting technical decisions and planning tomorrow"s sprint work.

Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
  • Maternity and Parental Leave Options
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 401(k) Plan

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we"d still love to hear from you!

At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you're passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!

About the team

Join RDPI Supply Chain"s Product & Portfolio engineering team building technology powering Amazon"s global operations. Work alongside product managers, program managers, UX designers, and business analysts delivering unified platforms that consolidate ordering channels, automate workflows, and provide real-time financial tracking. Collaborate with teams across Amazon integrating with enterprise systems and AWS services. Influence technical direction while solving complex distributed systems challenges at unprecedented scale. Grow your career in a fast-paced environment valuing innovation, operational excellence, and customer obsession.

About the Company

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Amazon.com Inc

At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.

It’s Always Day 1
At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here

Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Retail
FOUNDED
1994
WEBSITE
http://Amazon.com/militaryroles