Software Development Engineer , JWO

Join a fast-moving team to develop infrastructure to train and evaluate AI models at scale to reason shopping hypothesis for JustWalkOut product in Applied AI org!

The Product: JustWalkOut (JWO) is a new technology that powers stores with no lines and no checkoutyou just grab and go! Customers simply use the QR code on Amazon App or credit card to enter the store, take what they want from our selection of assortments and go!

Our checkout-free shopping experience is made possible by our Just Walk Out Technology, which automatically detects when products are taken from or returned to the shelves and keeps track of them in a virtual cart. When youre done shopping, you can just leave the store. Shortly after, well charge your Amazon account and send you a receipt. Check it out at amazon.com/go. Designed and custom-built by Amazonians, our Just Walk Out Technology uses a variety of technologies including computer vision, deep learning and sensor fusion. Innovation is part of our DNA! Our goal is to be Earths most customer centric company and we are just getting started. We need people who want to join an ambitious program that continues to push the state of the art in computer vision, machine learning, distributed systems and hardware design.

The Team: You will develop components in a team that manages large-scale infrastructure for AI model training, evaluation, and optimization for JustWalkout Tech. These AI models are at the heart of JWO and determine which customer picked which product in a store. The services scale from mining large quantities of video data to train foundation models, developing services to train these models, and finally evaluating them at scale. The team innovates within the unique space of JWO requirements while using scalable, state-of-the-art AI solutions like AWS SageMaker, etc.

As a Software Development Engineer, you will help solve a variety of technical challenges and mentor other engineers. You will play an active role in translating business and functional requirements into concrete deliverables and build quick prototypes or proofs of concept in partnership with other technology leaders within the team. You will closely work with researchers on scaling the development of computer vision, and deep learning problems. Also, you will help invent new features, design, develop and deploy highly scalable and reliable distributed services. You will work with a variety of core languages and technologies including Java, C++, Python etc.

You should be comfortable with a degree of ambiguity thats higher than most projects and relish the idea of solving problems that, frankly, havent been solved at scale before - anywhere. Along the way, we guarantee that youll learn a ton, have fun and make a positive impact on millions of people.

As part of the AWS Applied AI org, we have a vision to provide business applications, leveraging Amazons unique experience and expertise, that are used by millions of companies worldwide to manage day-to-day operations. We will accomplish this by accelerating our customers businesses through delivery of intuitive and differentiated technology solutions that solve enduring business challenges. We blend vision with curiosity and Amazons real-world experience to build opinionated, turnkey solutions. Where customers prefer to buy over build, we become their trusted partner with solutions that are no-brainers to buy and easy to use.

Key job responsibilities
As a Software Development Engineer, you will help solve a variety of technical challenges and mentor other engineers. You will play an active role in translating business and functional requirements into concrete deliverables and build quick prototypes or proofs of concept in partnership with other technology leaders within the team. You will closely work with researchers on scaling the development of computer vision, and deep learning problems. Also, you will help invent new features, design, develop and deploy highly scalable and reliable distributed services. You will work with a variety of core languages and technologies including Java, C++, Python etc.

A day in the life
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Work/Life Balance
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Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and were building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign opportunities based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded contributor.

About the team
You will develop components in a team that manages large-scale infrastructure for AI model training, evaluation, and optimization for JustWalkout Tech. These AI models are at the heart of JWO and determine which customer picked which product in a store. The services scale from mining large quantities of video data to train foundation models, developing services to train these models, and finally evaluating them at scale. The team innovates within the unique space of JWO requirements while using scalable, state-of-the-art AI solutions like AWS SageMaker, etc.

- 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

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/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 . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.