Contract Amazon Software Engineer Jobs in Tennessee

We are seeking a Sr. Systems Development Engineer to develop transformative systems that will revolutionize facility design and deployment. Our technology portfolio includes computer vision solutions leveraging vision language models, autonomous robotics (ground and aerial), generative data analytics, and agentic workflow automation systems deployed across our global fulfillment network.
Key job responsibilities
- Identify and implement strategic technical solutions of AI/ML systems, autonomous robotics, and quality automation solutions.
- Identify and develop internal tooling to assist with departmental efficiencies. (AI tooling, Data analytics, agentic workflow assistants etc.)
- Contribute to product roadmaps and drive cross-functional execution priorities
- Identify and analyze tradeoffs between software design alternatives, including impact on performance, schedule, cost, risk, complexity, and scalability
- Write status and build reports for cross-functional leadership review
- Mentor engineers and share best practices across multi-disciplinary teams
- Set the example of what a highly skilled, proactive, creative software developer who is well versed in AI and is constantly looking for more efficient ways to work and pushing the boundaries of innovation looks like.
A day in the life
- 15% domestic travel
- Leverage internal Amazon AI coding agents to rapidly prototype code experiments.
- Ability to code in SQL, Python or C/C++
- Innovative design and implementation ideas for our material handling equipment and conveyor systems
- Complex system testing, commissioning, verification, and validation
- Designing and implementing systems and tools that enable high quality launches of large Amazon fulfillment centers
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you're passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!
About the team
You will be joining the Engineering Quality Management team within World Wide Design Engineering, here you'll drive impactful, solve challenging problems, and develop AI powered solutions that change how facilities and designed, built, test, and optimized for operations.
We're building more than just warehouses and I.T. services - we're designing physical systems that automate design, test, and qualification of our fulfillment network. Here we live on innovation, experimentation, and Big Ideas. Our team combines expertise in distributed systems, industrial automation, cloud architecture, and machine learning to deliver solutions that impact millions of customers daily.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
- Experience writing technical documents, project plans and progress reports to leadership and to stakeholders
- Knowledge of at least one modern programming language such as C, C++, Java, or Perl
- 5+ years of development/programming/scripting language (Python/Java/Bash/Perl) experience
- 2+ years of professional software development experience, or Bachelor's degree within last 12 months in computer science or equivalent
- 5+ years of building complex software systems experience
- Experience contributing to the definition and implementation of automation opportunities within an operations environment
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience
- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
- Experience developing test strategies and plans for complex hardware/software systems or systems of systems
- Experience in warehouse operations and logistics or equivalent
- Master's degree in Computer Science
- Experience developing and executing/delivering product and technical roadmaps
- Experience working with and influencing senior level stakeholders
- Experience identifying and reviewing test plans, test cases and testing results with a strong QA background
- Futuristic visionary who thrives on automating mundane tasks and thinking big!
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, TN, Nashville - 143,700.00 - 194,300.00 USD annually