Software Dev Engineer Test II Embedded, Grocery Retail & In-Store Experience (GRAISE)

Worldwide Grocery Store Tech (WWGST) is seeking a Software Dev Engineer II in Test to join our Grocery Retail and In-Store Experience (GRAISE) team. Youll implement test automation for deployment IoT device management and provisioning software for embedded systems. This role is at the intersection of hardware software and manufacturing. Youll be at the forefront of revolutionizing the in-store shopping experience developing new technologies to create engaging shopping experiences for our customers.

The team owns foundational software for embedded systems. Our goal is to solve interesting scalability problems faced only physical stores. We work with fleets of high powered SoCs used for AI/ML workflows and direct use by customers. This role will work closely with firmware electrical mechanical and manufacturing engineers. This role will also work closely with machine learning and AI scientists.

This role offers the unique opportunity to shape the future of retail technology at one of the worlds most innovative companies. The ideal candidate will blend technical acumen with strategic thinking thriving in a fast-paced environment where they can make a tangible impact on millions of customers shopping experiences.

Key job responsibilities
A SDE II - Test implements solutions for complex problems that are unique to smart grocery devices and are rarely encountered in the traditional embedded world. The SDE II -Test owns design and implementation of test automation suites for our embedded software that runs on physical devices. They build tests to prove the resiliency of our corresponding cloud side services in AWS.

The ideal candidate will also have demonstrated ability to lead broad cross-functional activities beyond software testing. You will invent and deliver on key projects that directly impacts our end customer experience. Youll develop with a team of highly motivated and talented builders who can collaborate with product managers technical specialists and principals across the company.

You should be comfortable with a degree of ambiguity thats higher than most projects and relish the idea of solving problems that frankly havent been solved at scale before - anywhere. You will encounter challenging novel situations every day and given the size of this initiative youll have the opportunity to work with multiple technical teams at Amazon in different locations. Were looking for entrepreneurs who are passionate about innovating on behalf of customers can demonstrate a high degree of ownership and want to have fun while they make history and craft beautiful products.

A day in the life
A typical day may start with a few hours of writing code in Python/Rust/Bash followed by the afternoon: drafting of a design of hardware in the loop test suites.

About the team
Diverse Experiences
Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying. Team members have backgrounds ranging from distributed systems to former electrical engineers.


Mentorship and Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

- 2 years of non-internship professional software development testing experience
- 1 years of test automation frameworks and tools building experience
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java C or C# including object-oriented design
- Experience in penetration testing and exploitability-focused vulnerability assessment
- Experience in platform-level security mitigations and hardening for Linux and Windows

- Knowledge of overall system architecture scalability reliability and performance in a database environment
- Experience with security in service-oriented architectures and web services

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