Software Development Engineer II, IPC Placement

Amazon Jobs; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce company in Toronto is seeking a Software Development Engineer to join their Supply Chain Optimization Technology team. This role focuses on designing scalable optimization solutions and working with data algorithms. Candidates should possess 3+ years of software development experience and a Bachelor’s degree in computer science. The ideal candidate will collaborate with various stakeholders and tackle complex problems to enhance operational efficiency in supply chain management.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of experience in design or architecture for new and existing systems.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with research scientists and product managers for solving problems.
• Design scalable, distributed optimization solutions.
• Build high-quality, architecturally sound systems.
• Work with data mining, machine learning algorithms, and distributed systems.

Skills

Software development

Design and architecture

Data mining

Machine learning algorithms

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Have you ever ordered a product on Amazon and wondered how it arrived so fast? Amazon's supply chain powers the retail business by determining how much of a given product is needed at locations worldwide to ensure product availability while maintaining optimal inventory levels at each storage location. The Amazon Supply Chain Optimization Technology (SCOT) strategically places vendor orders and moves inventory across the network to serve customer demand as quickly as possible at reduced cost.

Watch these videos to learn more about our organization, SCOT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncwsr1Of6Cw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR2RObp44VI

Responsibilites

• Partner with research scientists, product managers and other engineers to solve complex problems and build innovative solutions for inventory placement and routing decisions.
• Design and build scalable, distributed optimization solutions that support Amazon’s business needs.
• Build high‑quality, architecturally sound systems aligned with operational requirements.
• Work on hard problems involving data mining, machine learning algorithms, and distributed systems.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non‑internship design or architecture experience for new and existing systems.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.

About the Team

SCOT brings science, technology, and business acumen together, helping Amazon build sophisticated supply chains. By using data algorithms, forecasts, and optimization models, the team builds the intelligence that decides what to buy, how much, when, and from whom, where to store, and how to deliver it to customers at minimum cost and maximum satisfaction.

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