Data Engineer II, Amazon Shipping

Amazon; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to design cutting-edge data architectures and improve data quality across its logistics network. The role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams and mentoring other engineers. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with data engineering, programming, and AWS technologies.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of data engineering experience.
• Experience with Redshift, Oracle, NoSQL.
• Experience programming with at least one modern language.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve cloud-native data platforms.
• Build resilient, scalable pipelines.
• Drive automation across the data lifecycle.

Skills

Data Engineering

Data Modeling

ETL Pipelines

Programming

Tools

Redshift

AWS Glue

Oracle

NoSQL

Job description

Job ID: 2979099 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Amazon’s global fulfillment network enables any merchant to ship items that are ordered on Amazon to any place on earth. There is a complex network of ways in which items move between vendor locations, Amazon warehouses, and customer locations as well as several intermediate locations through which packages travel before reaching the customer. With a scale of millions of packages, each with different attributes and delivery requirements, what results is a highly dense graph of nodes.

We have built a highly respected BI and Data Engineering team which is focused on solving complex problems in worldwide transportation using workflows, optimization algorithms, and machine learning systems. These are large-scale distributed systems handling millions of packages being shipped through the Amazon logistics network.

As an experienced Data Engineer, you will own expanding and building a new cutting edge data architecture which will fuel the exponentially growing Amazon Shipping business world wide. You will identify gaps in the current architecture, and data and help bridge them. You will also help improve the overall data quality in the organization by identifying improvement opportunities in existing data alarming capabilities and anomaly tracking processes in the org. Additionally, you will collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to understand data needs and ensure effective use of tools and insights. You will also be responsible for mentoring other L4 DEs in the org.

Key job responsibilities
Modern Data Architecture: Design and evolve cloud-native data platforms, including SWA’s Data Lakehouse architecture, integrating Redshift, Lake Formation, and Glue to enable both batch and near real-time analytics.

Smart Data Integration: Build resilient, scalable pipelines that unify fragmented data sources into governed, domain-aligned datasets. Implement data contracts, observability, and schema evolution to ensure trust and reusability.

Automated DataOps: Drive automation across the data lifecycle—pipelines, quality checks, lineage tracking, and anomaly detection—using tools like AWS CDK, Airflow, Deequ, and Quicksight APIs.

Insight Acceleration: Partner with science and analytics teams to enable ML-ready datasets and advanced diagnostics. Build frameworks that accelerate experimentation, forecasting, and optimization models.

Strategic Data Partnership: Embed with Product, Tech, Ops, and Finance stakeholders to translate business objectives into data products and insights. Influence roadmaps through data-led storytelling.

Tech Leadership & Evangelism: Evaluate emerging AWS and open-source technologies, champion best practices, and contribute to defining data standards across Amazon Shipping.

Mentorship & Uplift: Uplevel the org by coaching BIEs, DEs, and PMs on scalable data design, performance tuning, and solutioning. Foster a culture of experimentation, ownership, and continuous learning.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of data engineering experience
- 2+ years of analyzing and interpreting data with Redshift, Oracle, NoSQL etc. experience
- Knowledge of distributed systems as it pertains to data storage and computing
- Experience with data modeling, warehousing and building ETL pipelines
- Experience working on and delivering end to end projects independently
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby
- Experience with Redshift, Oracle, NoSQL etc.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience with AWS technologies like Redshift, S3, AWS Glue, EMR, Kinesis, FireHose, Lambda, and IAM roles and permissions
- Experience with non-relational databases / data stores (object storage, document or key-value stores, graph databases, column-family databases)

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $118,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $205,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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