Software Development Engineer, Loss Prevention Tech, WWOS Corporate

Have you ever wanted to solve a mystery or be part of solving a case? Are you fascinated by detective stories or crime shows on TV? Do you love the challenge of building innovative software products (leveraging innovative Machine learning models), that can help solve complex multi-billion retail problems?
Do you have a strong technical background, yearn for a high visibility role and a team that is fun, supportive and invests in your growth and well-being? Are you a natural leader that sets high standards and love to improve processes and innovate? If so, working on the Loss Prevention Tech team as a Software Development Engineer is the place for you!
We’re looking for an engineer with deep expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining software. This role will be expected to drive the software development process as well as mentor fellow team members. The Loss Prevention tech team supports our field LP, security and operations teams by building scalable global tech products. Our goal is to develop "intelligent" scalable systems, web interfaces, reporting, metrics and analytics that drive global investigations, establish trend analysis and build "smart" Loss prevention workflows that help solve multi-million dollar problems related to organized retail crime.
Key job responsibilities
- Collaborate to define the system architecture, owning documenting and breaking down work for the team to implement individual components.
- Learn and implement new technologies (e.g. LLM) quickly.
- Be responsible for technical problem solving, meeting product objectives, and developing best practices
- Write high-quality, efficient, testable code in a modern object-oriented language.
- Mentor other developers.
- Contribute to planning, design, implementation, testing, operations, and process improvement as the lead of a Scrum team.
- Own end-to-end architecture of scalable large projects, participating in an on-call rotation.
- Track and report on metrics which are key performance indicators, allowing performance improvements so that the desired outcomes are achieved to plan and in a timely manner
- Troubleshooting and responding to errors, bug fixes and issue tickets
- Ensure all programs comply with Amazon InfoSec standards
A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment.
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!
About the team
We believe that building a culture that is welcoming and inclusive is integral to people doing their best work and is essential to what we can achieve as a company. We actively recruit people from diverse backgrounds to build a supportive and inclusive workplace. Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s 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 life-long happiness and fulfillment.
- 3+ years of programming using a modern programming language such as Java, C++, or C#, including object-oriented design experience
- 3+ 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
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
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