Application Engineer, Sapien

Global technology and e-commerce company that provides online retail, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence services.
Backend
Mid-Level Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
3+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · E-Commerce

Description For Application Engineer, Sapien

Amazon's Retail Business Services (RBS) is seeking an experienced Application Engineer to join their team supporting Amazon's worldwide retail business growth. This role is crucial in three core areas: Selection (sourcing and enriching ASINs), Defect Elimination (resolving supply chain issues), and supporting operational processes for worldwide retail teams. The position combines technical expertise with business impact, requiring both deep technical knowledge and strong problem-solving abilities.

As an Application Engineer, you'll work at the intersection of business and technology, developing and maintaining solutions that ensure Amazon's catalog remains complete, correct, and comprehensive. The role offers diverse opportunities for those who enjoy mastering complex domains, managing multiple tasks, and driving methodical improvements.

The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment where they can contribute to maintaining multiple products and services, creating automation scripts, and handling operational requirements. You'll work closely with business teams, engineers, and cross-functional partners to deliver scalable solutions and improve operational efficiency.

Key technical aspects include working with distributed applications, RESTful web APIs, UNIX/Linux systems, and AWS services. The role requires strong troubleshooting abilities and expertise in modern programming languages. You'll be responsible for implementing and maintaining solutions while ensuring high service availability through on-call support.

This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on Amazon's retail operations while working with cutting-edge technology and contributing to solutions that serve millions of customers worldwide. Join a team that values innovation, customer obsession, and technical excellence in one of the world's leading technology companies.

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Responsibilities For Application Engineer, Sapien

  • Work directly with business teams to solve support needs with existing applications
  • Collect requirements and develop scalable solutions
  • Translate business requirements into concrete deliverables
  • Maintain services healthy and robust
  • Create process automation scripts
  • Monitor and handle ad-hoc operational asks
  • Provide on-call support
  • Work with cross-functional teams to resolve customer pain-points

Requirements For Application Engineer, Sapien

Linux
  • 3+ years of software development, or 3+ years of technical support experience
  • Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems
  • Experience scripting in modern program languages
  • Experience in Unix
  • Experience in agile/scrum or related collaborative workflow
  • Solid in object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis

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