Software Development Engineer, AFT External Fulfillment

Amazon.com; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 6,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon's Quick Commerce Fulfillment Technology team is seeking a Software Development Engineer to design, develop, and operate scalable fulfillment services for the QC stack. You will work on 0→1 opportunities, with large-scale systems powering 10-minute delivery across India and beyond.

Join a fast-paced team and contribute to architecture, product strategy, and high-performing software that impacts millions of customers.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Experience working in fulfillment, logistics, or supply chain technology.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable services and APIs for the QC fulfillment stack
• Develop systems that enforce operational controls beyond Amazon sites, including external fulfillment environments with our 3P partners
• Collaborate with Senior SDEs, Principal Engineers, TPMs, and Product Managers to define technical solutions that solve fulfillment challenges at scale
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following Amazon's engineering best practices
• Drive continuous improvement in system performance, reliability, and operational efficiency, targeting industry-leading speeds
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and technical planning sessions
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to raising the engineering bar across the team
• Work in a fast-paced, agile environment with rapid iteration cycles, shipping new capabilities in weeks not months

Skills

Software development

System design

Programming language

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Software Development Engineer, AFT External Fulfillment

Are you seeking an environment where you can apply state-of-the-art computer science techniques, build large-scale distributed systems, and directly impact how millions of customers experience ultra-fast delivery? Do you want to build the next generation of Quick Commerce fulfillment technology from the ground up? Amazon's Quick Commerce (QC) business is scaling rapidly across multiple cities, fulfilling hundreds of thousands of daily orders with high expansion targets. We are building a brand-new QC under-the roof-fulfillment stack on AFT foundations. Join the QC Fulfillment Technology team and be part of developing large-scale, composable, work-cell-based systems that power our micro-stores - from inbound receiving and guided stowing to picking, staging, and last-mile handoff. These systems will be used by thousands of store associates to delight millions of customers with 10-minute delivery. In this role, the SDE will be responsible for designing, developing, and operating scalable fulfillment services. This is a true 0→1 opportunity where your code will directly impact how Quick Commerce fulfillment operates at Amazon.

Key job responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable services and APIs for the QC fulfillment stack
• Develop systems that enforce operational controls beyond Amazon sites, including external fulfillment environments with our 3P partners
• Collaborate with Senior SDEs, Principal Engineers, TPMs, and Product Managers to define technical solutions that solve fulfillment challenges at scale
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following Amazon's engineering best practices
• Drive continuous improvement in system performance, reliability, and operational efficiency, targeting industry-leading speeds
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and technical planning sessions
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to raising the engineering bar across the team
• Work in a fast-paced, agile environment with rapid iteration cycles, shipping new capabilities in weeks not months

About the team

We are a fast-paced and focused team of passionate Amazonians building industry-leading Quick Commerce fulfillment technology. We are standing up QC fulfillment stack that will scale beyond Amazon sites and beyond India. Our team is part of AFT, and works closely with IN Tez (QC), DEX, Speed Fulfillment teams, following a collaborative engagement model with joint workshops, and dedicated SME support. The team values high ownership, bias for action, and insists on the highest standards while following a build-fast-and-iterate-fast methodology. We believe in speed through autonomy and safety through guardrails. This team is suitable for passionate engineers who are equally interested in contributing to architecture and product strategy while building high-performing, scalable systems that directly impact Quick Commerce operations and Amazon Now's growth.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Experience working in fulfillment, logistics, or supply chain technology

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