Software Development Engineer, GMT Catalog

Amazon's GMT (Grocery Management Technology) catalog team is seeking passionate and innovative Software Development Engineers to join their Engineering Services team. This role is part of a strategic initiative to revolutionize the retail grocery industry through technical innovation. The team's vision is to build comprehensive item and offer maintenance tools, ensuring every item has complete information for purchasing and supply chain decisions, is scannable and sellable through retail technology, and is properly listed online.

As a Software Development Engineer, you'll be working in a highly collaborative, entrepreneurial environment where you'll tackle diverse technical challenges. This early-stage initiative offers the opportunity to translate business requirements into concrete systems and prototype new concepts at Amazon's scale. You'll be working with core technologies including Java, Linux, and AWS services to design and deploy reliable distributed solutions.

The role requires someone who can think both technically and strategically, with the ability to translate complex business objectives into elegant technical solutions. You'll be contributing to Amazon's mission of Nourishing People and the Planet while working with various teams across Amazon and Whole Foods Market. The position offers significant learning opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the grocery retail industry.

Key technical responsibilities include system architecture, distributed computing, and full-stack development. You'll need to be comfortable with ambiguity and excited about exploring unknown territory to create innovative solutions to complex business problems. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential, as you'll be collaborating closely with cross-functional teams and influencing technical directions.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer who wants to work on challenging problems at scale while helping to transform the grocery industry through technology.