IT Application Engineer, World Wide Grocery Store Tech Payments

Join Amazon's World Wide Grocery Store Tech Payments team as an IT Application Engineer, where you'll play a crucial role in developing and maintaining mission-critical Point of Sale (POS) systems for international retail operations. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work on large-scale distributed systems that power essential WWGST services, particularly focusing on Canadian and UK Whole Foods Market stores.

As a key member of our small, dynamic team, you'll be responsible for driving operational excellence within our SAFe framework, tackling system performance improvements, and ensuring reliability. You'll collaborate with third-party software vendors, operations partners, and cross-functional teams to optimize our core POS solution while working directly with various stakeholders across WWGST.

Your role will involve leading the design and implementation of critical applications, making architectural decisions, and establishing best practices that ensure scalability and reliability. You'll mentor junior engineers, participate in capacity planning, and be instrumental in troubleshooting complex production issues. The position requires participation in on-call rotations and SAFe ceremonies, demonstrating your commitment to maintaining high system availability.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to make a significant impact on international retail operations. You'll be working with cutting-edge technologies while helping to shape the future of retail payment systems. The role offers the chance to work with a global team, tackle challenging technical problems, and contribute to the continuous improvement of customer and associate experiences in our international markets.

Join us in revolutionizing the retail technology landscape while working for one of the world's most customer-centric companies. Your expertise will be crucial in driving innovation and operational excellence in our global retail presence, making shopping easier and more efficient for millions of customers worldwide.