Software Development Engineer, Last Mile Planning

Join Amazon's Last Mile Planning team, a crucial component of their expanding logistics network, as a Software Development Engineer. This role sits at the intersection of complex logistics optimization, focusing on vehicle routing and planning software development to enhance customer delivery experiences.

The position involves tackling some of the industry's most challenging last-mile planning problems, where you'll work to balance competing objectives between on-road efficiency and in-station processes. You'll be responsible for developing software solutions that create optimal plans across sortation, containerization, and dispatch operations, ensuring both efficiency and operational resilience.

As a member of this team, you'll gain extensive experience with large-scale complex planning workflows, performance optimization, and multi-objective algorithms. You'll collaborate with research scientists, senior engineers, and product managers in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where innovation is constant and ideas quickly move from concept to implementation.

The role offers competitive compensation ranging from $129,300 to $223,600 based on location and experience, plus additional benefits including equity, sign-on payments, and comprehensive medical coverage. You'll be part of Amazon's culture of innovation, working on systems that impact every Amazon package delivery globally.

This is an excellent opportunity for engineers passionate about solving complex technical challenges at scale, who want to make a direct impact on customer experience through the optimization of Amazon's vast logistics network. You'll own and deliver highly visible projects while contributing to the technical and architectural vision of critical planning systems.

The position requires strong software development experience and system design capabilities, offering the chance to work on cutting-edge logistics technology while building tools that help operations teams succeed daily across the globe. If you're excited about combining technical expertise with practical problem-solving in a fast-growing domain, this role offers the perfect blend of challenge and opportunity.