Software Development Engineer II - DSO, Demand Science Optimization (DSO)
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Which & How many new devices will Amazon sell next year?
If you're interested in trying to answer that question, the Amazon DSO team is the team for you. We materially impact Amazon’s device businesses by forecasting demand and managing supply of all Amazon Devices using Machine Leaning (ML) and big data.
We are a growing team that continues to operate in "startup" mode to prove new business ideas, while strengthening our core platforms. We use the latest ML and predictive modeling technologies to build a common modeling framework for DSO science teams to enable them to extract information valuable to our business. We're looking for an engineer with an interest in ML who is a technical leader and ready for a challenge.
Do you want to work on genuinely hard problems? Do you want to design systems that will handle huge amounts of data and train thousands of models? If so, this is the job for you.
About the team
Demand Science Optimization (DSO) team builds software systems in the realm of Machine Learning (ML/AI/LLM) and economic modeling to address specific device-related challenges within inventory management functions: demand forecasting, pricing, and allocation. Our goal is to achieve a high level of automation, enabling a hands-off approach to assess tradeoffs such as pricing and promotion strategies, prediction and optimization services, and economic valuation. This approach aims to expedite the operational and financial leverage of Devices and Services, enhance customer satisfaction, and direct our team's expertise towards strategic decisions that have lasting implications. With a diverse product portfolio including popular devices like Alexa, Kindle, Ereader, Ring, Blink, and more, DSO faces intricate challenges. Our software solutions wield considerable influence, as our predictive algorithms guide the allocation of billions of dollars across a multitude of distribution points globally.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ 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 equivalent
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.