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Application Engineer, RBS

Global technology and retail company that develops innovative solutions for e-commerce, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence.
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Mid-Level Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · E-Commerce

Description For Application Engineer, RBS

Retail Business Services (RBS) at Amazon is seeking an experienced Application Engineer to join their team. This role supports Amazon's Retail business growth worldwide through selection management, defect elimination, and operational process support. The tech team develops automation leveraging Machine/Deep Learning to scale execution of complex tasks.

As an Application Engineer, you'll act as a technical lead and subject matter expert, leading multi-team projects and resolving complex support issues. You'll work on improving operational efficiency through SLAs, metrics, and monitoring, while designing and developing high-performing applications. The role requires strong debugging skills, database knowledge, and excellent communication abilities.

The team values work-life harmony and provides strong mentorship opportunities. You'll have access to learning resources through O'Reilly and support for AWS/ML certifications. The environment encourages knowledge sharing through casual coffee chats with Principal & Senior Engineers.

Key responsibilities include leading support activities, developing automated solutions, mentoring junior engineers, and participating in on-call support. You'll work with cross-functional teams and contribute to improving support processes across Amazon.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of software development or technical support experience, strong understanding of software principles, and expertise in database management systems. Experience with cloud technologies and distributed applications is a plus.

Join a team that believes in "Work Hard. Have Fun. Make History" and focuses on delivering exceptional customer experiences through innovative technical solutions. Whether you excel in deep domain expertise, incident management, or methodical improvement, there's a place for you in this dynamic team.

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Responsibilities For Application Engineer, RBS

  • Act as a subject matter expert for one or more services
  • Lead large multi-team projects
  • Resolve complex support issues
  • Improve operational efficiency through SLAs, metrics, monitors, procedures
  • Design and develop complex high performing scripts and applications
  • Provide technical guidance and mentor junior engineers
  • Handle high impact incidents and perform root cause analysis
  • On-call support for alarm monitoring and bug fixes
  • On-boarding clients and familiarizing them with platform features

Requirements For Application Engineer, RBS

Linux
MySQL
PostgreSQL
  • 5+ years of software development or technical support experience
  • In-depth understanding of software development principles, design patterns and best practices
  • Good understanding of relational database management systems like MySQL, PostgreSQL
  • Experience in Unix
  • Experience scripting in modern program languages
  • Ability to understand/debug existing code
  • Strong communication skills
  • Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems

Benefits For Application Engineer, RBS

Education Budget
  • Work-life balance
  • Mentorship opportunities
  • Training through O'Reilly platform
  • AWS/ML certification support

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