Software Development Engineer - Maps and Location Services

Job Description

While it may be easy to say Why build yet another Maps as a first reaction, as we go deeper into our problems, the answer becomes increasingly clear and challenging. We are building systems that enable depth focused solutions. For example, we are interested in not only getting a person to an address like 300 Boren Ave N, we are also interested in helping them find out if there is a mailing room in the building and if there is, helping them navigate quickly to that mailing room. We are also interested in accurately estimating how long it would take to arrive at the address, find the mailing room and drop a package there. We will incorporate the ability to leverage mass transit, multiple modes of transportation and traffic awareness to find the most efficient paths for our drivers. We are also interested in making it easy to calculate paths on cheap mobile devices or in simplifying the process to find an efficient path to cover hundreds of delivery points. Several of these problems require us in building systems that can work with an ensemble of models as well as support the right segmentation of inputs to make good estimates on the outputs.There are several unsolved or partially solved problems in this space; such as automatically adding new roads detected from sensor/video data into the larger road graph, detecting if a new road is in fact just a modification to an existing road (such as a change in curvature of an existing road due to a new sidewalk), accurately determining the bearing of a person when they start traveling by leveraging IMU sensor source, parsing unstructured addresses such as in countries like India, processing alternate solutions within microseconds on a mobile device without talking to a backend service and so on. The right person for this space would enjoy working in a space that requires constantly pushing both the research and -off edges to unlock solutions to such problems. The person would be building multiple ML / AI based solution and build optimized solution which can traverse over a complex graph of billions of nodes and edges.Our key output metrics include location accuracy, coverage and accuracy of our road network for routing and users to the correct location, predictive accuracy of service and transit estimates. We also measure the operational impact of these inputs on delivery success and on the gaps between actual versus planned on-zone times, transit times and service times.Key Responsibilities: Lead the design, implementation, and deployment of successful large-scale systems and services in support of our fulfillment operations and the businesses they support. Lead the definition of secure, scalable, and low-latency services and efficient physical processes. Lead and manage expert cross-functional teams delivering on demanding projects. Functionally decompose complex problems into simple, straight-forward solutions. Understand system interdependencies and limitations. Share knowledge in performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, and engineering best practices.If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, know how to deliver, are deeply technical, highly innovative and long for the opportunity to build pioneering solutions to challenging problems, we want to talk to you., Bachelor s Degree in Computer Science or related field. 3+ years experience in a related field Demonstrated proficiency with Java, C++, or equivalent object-oriented programming language. Understanding of algorithmic design and complexity analysis. Able to work in a diverse team Masters degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field. Experience in optimization algorithms development (e.g, supply chain optimization, operations research, network design, machine learning, etc.) and/or the transportation domain Proven experience establishing metrics for measurement of engineering and operational excellence. Experience developing cloud software services and an understanding of design for scalability, performance and reliability. Knowledge of software development methodologies and best practices. Ability to tackle big, challenging problems and resolve ambiguity in the customers favor. Experience defining system architectures and designs, exploring technical feasibility tradeoffs, and making data-driven decisions. Demonstrated ability to mentor other software developers to develop all aspects of their engineering skill sets.Amazon.com is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation

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