Amazon · 1 day ago
System Development Engineer, GRAISE Checkout Engineering
Austin, Texas, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$129K/yr - $175K/yr
3+ years expAmazon is seeking a Systems Development Engineer with strong design and development skills to join our Checkout Engineering team in Austin, TX. This role will focus on creating advanced tooling to support our Point of Sale (POS) and Payments systems using Amazon development processes.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
Lead technical design discussions that impact payment and POS systems
Build custom tools and frameworks to support payment and POS systems
Implement critical components of payment and POS systems
Create design specifications for complex integration between Checkout systems, internal boundary systems, and vendor systems
Build tools for automated monitoring solutions
Build automated alerting systems based on log analysis, with the ability to identify both present and absent critical data elements
Collaborate with SDE teams to implement monitoring solutions for new features and services
Document tool implementations and framework designs to enable team adoption and maintenance
Troubleshoot issues and collaborate with vendors and cross-functional teams
Enhance existing frameworks to improve system observability and operational efficiency across Worldwide Grocery Stores (WWGS) stores
Build custom dashboards and alerts using Amazon's internal monitoring stack to track system health metrics
Implement and maintain automation scripts for routine operational tasks and system maintenance
Write and optimize logging frameworks to improve troubleshooting capabilities and system visibility
Analyze and optimize system performance through improved tooling and automated health checks
Participate in standups including support retrospectives and design reviews for new architecture solutions
Qualification
Required
Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure
Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
Experience with Linux/Unix
Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
Experience with Point of Sale, Payments, or Retail technologies
Preferred
Experience with distributed systems at scale
3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
3+ years in Point of Sale, Payments, or Retail technology
Benefits
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
Company
Amazon
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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