Last Mile Software Engineer - Automation & Delivery Systems

Amazon; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a software engineer to own the end-to-end development of automation for Last Mile, impacting millions of packages across AMZL and Global Specialty Fulfillment. You will design, implement, and operate distributed systems that reduce cognitive load and improve throughput on the frontline.

You will lead architectural decisions, drive best practices, and collaborate with product, hardware, and field teams to ship reliable code in a fast‑paced, mission‑critical environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
• Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Responsibilities

• Own the complete software development lifecycle from design to deployment and operations.
• Refine system architectures and drive engineering best practices for scalable, high‑throughput automation.
• Build and operate reliable distributed systems to support Last Mile operations at scale.
• Lead on‑call rotations and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to meet customer SLAs.

Skills

Software development

System architecture

Programming languages

Bachelor's degree

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Linux

Job description

Amazon is seeking a software engineer to own the end-to-end development of automation for Last Mile, impacting millions of packages across AMZL and Global Specialty Fulfillment. You will design, implement, and operate distributed systems that reduce cognitive load and improve throughput on the frontline.

You will lead architectural decisions, drive best practices, and collaborate with product, hardware, and field teams to ship reliable code in a fast‑paced, mission‑critical environment.