Software Development Engineer BASS

Did you know that many of the products you buy on Amazon didnt exist before you have ordered them Heres a quick overview on how books are made develop and optimize the software solutions that power the MakeOnDemand (MOD) manufacturing cells worldwide to reduce process waste improve efficiency lower cost of manufacturing and improve the quality of books manufactured. The scope of our work is within the four walls of the manufacturing cell from the time we get a manufacturing request till the book is manufactured.

You are invited to join an enthusiastic software development team to make a profound impact to invent solutions that enable and optimize the worldwide network of manufacturing centers operating 24/7 and always at peak performance.

You will have the opportunity to leverage your technical skills in areas such as Internet of Things (IoT) computer vision sensor/camera networks lowlatency/high availability distributed systems cloud computing device integration data processing workload scheduling workflow optimization and much more. You will be responsible for contributing to the teams roadmaps mentoring engineers and collaborating with a diverse group of business and technical partners to shape the future of our technology.

To succeed in this role you will focus on:
Design implement test deploy and maintain innovative distributed software solutions to expand our manufacturing throughput device integration sensor networks and workflow optimizations
Analyze optimize and refactor applications and services such as machine automation computer vision and controls engineering
Write clean maintainable code and perform peer codereviews
Work with other team members to investigate design approaches prototype new technology and evaluate technical feasibility
Use software engineering best practices to ensure a high standard of quality for all team deliverables
Work in an agile startuplike development environment where you are always working on the most important stuff

This role will sit in our new headquarters in Arlington Virginia where Amazon has invest $2.5 billion dollars occupy 4 million square feet of energy efficient office space and create at least 25000 new fulltime jobs. Our employees and the neighboring community will also benefit from the associated investments from the Commonwealth including infrastructure updates public transportation improvements and new access to Reagan National Airport.

Travel
5 travel to the MOD cells for software deployment testing and support

A day in the life
Our team puts a high value on worklife balance. It isnt about how many hours you spend at home or at work; its about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to lifelong happiness and fulfillment.

We Work Hard Have Fun Make History. We had fun team activities such as Bowling Kayaking Mini golf board games and more.

3 years of noninternship professional software development experience
2 years of noninternship design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience programming with at least one software programming language

3 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent

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