Software Development Engineer, Sampling Amazon
Seattle, WA

Job Description

The Amazon Sampling program sends free samples of new products to selected customers. The program has a challenging mix of problems involving selection, fulfillment, customer and vendor experience, and cross-campaign learning.

As a software engineer in Amazon's Sampling program, you will have to wear many hats. The team has a start-up mentality, and as such demands entrepreneurial and collaborative behavior from all its members. The technology team builds the core systems to automate and track sampling campaigns-and ultimately enable self-service-and collaborates with Data Scientists to build automated Machine Learning models that inform and measure campaign success. Our work requires a careful balance of short- and long-term goals. As we work closely with Product Managers, you will grow your business skills as well

Primary Responsibilities include:

1. Design, own and deliver large/complex software systems with effective scaling while keeping operations to a minimum

2. Collaborate with stakeholders to manage expectations in terms of project delivery and personnel growth, ensure a robust long-term vision, and architect best-in-class solutions

3. Work with your team to optimize day-to-day activities of the engineering team within an Agile/Scrum environment while ensuring high quality output

4. Assist in recruiting, mentoring and growing a highly skilled team of Product Managers and Software Engineers.