Are you interested in building engaging shopping experiences on Amazon.com and on mobile devices? Are you interested in helping new parents shop faster, cheaper, and more conveniently on Amazon?
Amazon Mom is a high-value, high-visibility program aimed at creating a world-class online and mobile shopping experience for new parents. We’re seeking passionate, customer-obsessed software engineers to build the technology platform to make Amazon a top destination for parents. This is a challenging and fun position in a start-up environment. You will be working closely with experienced industry leaders to learn the business process, to solve real-world business problems and make a strong impact to our customers.
Some of the problems we are tackling are:
Amazon Mom is a high-value, high-visibility program aimed at creating a world-class online and mobile shopping experience for new parents. We’re seeking passionate, customer-obsessed software engineers to build the technology platform to make Amazon a top destination for parents. This is a challenging and fun position in a start-up environment. You will be working closely with experienced industry leaders to learn the business process, to solve real-world business problems and make a strong impact to our customers.
Some of the problems we are tackling are:
- Building an interactive, personalized mobile shopping experience for busy parents
- Personalize the overall Amazon shopping experience for each member
- Optimize Amazon's recommendation solution with additional membership information
- Secure and deliver the best deal solutions to new parents
- New moms have a strong sense of community. Utilize social networking and internet communities to improve the shopping experience.
- Experience with OO design and concepts.
- Experience with Java, C/C++ or C# must.
- BS in computer engineering or in a relevant Engineering discipline
- The ability to take convert raw requirements into good design while exploring technical feasibility tradeoffs
- Excellence in technical communication.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor other software developers to maintain architectural vision and software quality
- Familiarity with front end development (HTML/CSS/JS) is strongly preferred.
- Self-directed and capable of working effectively in a highly innovative and fast-paced environment.
- Innovative and creative with Web technologies to build high performing websites and web services.
- Passion for building scalable, global, complex systems to solve problems with proven ability to deliver high quality software.
- MS in Computer Science or in a relevant Engineering discipline
- Experience developing service oriented architectures and an understanding of design for scalability, performance and reliability.
- Demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast paced environment
- Expertise in delivering high-quality, innovative application
- Strong desire to build, sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
- Excellent written communication and verbal agility are strong assets