IT Application Engineer, World Wide Grocery Store Tech Payments

Join Amazon's World Wide Grocery Store Tech (WWGST) team as an IT Application Engineer, where you'll play a crucial role in developing and maintaining Point of Sale (POS) systems for international operations. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work on mission-critical systems that power Amazon's retail presence in Canadian and UK Whole Foods Market stores.

As a key member of our small, dynamic team, you'll be responsible for designing and implementing large-scale, distributed systems that ensure seamless retail operations. You'll work within a SAFe framework, focusing on system performance, reliability, and continuous improvement of the POS experience for both store associates and customers.

The role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring you to drive architectural decisions while collaborating with third-party software vendors, product teams, and operations partners. You'll be instrumental in mentoring junior engineers, troubleshooting complex production issues, and implementing robust solutions that scale across international markets.

Your responsibilities will include leading significant initiatives, identifying automation opportunities, and ensuring high availability of critical systems through on-call rotations. You'll participate in architecture discussions, translate complex requirements into innovative technical solutions, and champion operational excellence through best practices in monitoring, logging, and alerting.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to make a significant impact on global retail operations while working with cutting-edge technology at one of the world's leading technology companies. The position offers the chance to grow both technically and professionally while contributing to systems that directly affect millions of customers' shopping experiences.