Amazon Application Engineer World Wide Grocery Store Tech 

United States, Texas, Austin 

931901317

The ideal candidate will own the "how" of delivering robust, scalable solutions, while contributing significantly to the "what" of our checkout systems. You will be the technical driving force behind implementation strategies and best practices, playing a key role in shaping the design and development of these critical systems.Key job responsibilities
Perform gap analysis to determine our checkout system configuration and development changes.
Building tools and services supporting checkout systems
Create design specifications for feature enhancements and integration points of POS systems
Building monitoring solutions for effective detection and triage of issue
Developing automated alerting systems based on transaction log analysis
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure designs meet business requirementsA day in the life
As an Application Engineer, your day centers on delivering enhancements and driving operational excellence within our SAFe framework. You'll tackle a prioritized backlog of features, improvements, focusing on system performance, and reliability. Collaborating with tech and cross-functional teams, you'll progress high-priority items while providing daily support for critical POS functions. You'll participate in SAFe ceremonies, and engage in technical and architecture discussions. Your expertise will be crucial in translating stakeholder requirements into innovative technical solutions that propel our global retail operations forward.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
Create queries against relational or no sql data stores to troubleshoot, develop metrics, and create ad-hoc reporting as needed.
Demonstrated ability to understand large-scale distributed systems, preferably in payment systems or POS
Experience designing monitoring and alerting systems for critical business applications
Root cause analysis and complex problem solving skills are important.
Interact with business customers to understand and document their business processes and requirements.

Experience with Checkout systems i.e. POS, SCO.
Experience programming with at least one software programming language
Familiarity with retail and grocery technology ecosystems
Understanding of payment security standards (e.g., PCI DSS) and compliance requirements