Sr Software Development Engineer, Vulcan

Amazon is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to join their Vulcan team, focusing on revolutionizing the book industry through advanced technology. This role combines software engineering expertise with machine learning applications to enable automation, knowledge extraction, and artificial intelligence. The position involves working with manufacturing systems at scale, utilizing Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Recommender systems, and Computer Vision.

The role offers a unique opportunity to work on green-field projects, creating infrastructure to support manufacture-on-demand processes. You'll partner closely with a mature team of Scientists to develop and implement solutions that optimize production processes. The position emphasizes autonomy and end-to-end ownership, allowing you to define, design, and implement processes that enable the Science community to develop, productionalize, and monitor their models.

As a senior engineer, you'll be responsible for building large distributed systems that meet high standards of performance, scalability, and availability. The role involves technical leadership, mentoring other engineers, and working cross-functionally with product managers and various teams. You'll be at the forefront of creating solutions that follow rigorous engineering standards while supporting cutting-edge machine learning applications.

The compensation is competitive, ranging from $151,300 to $261,500 based on location, with additional benefits including equity, sign-on payments, and comprehensive medical coverage. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced engineers who want to make a significant impact in a company that's pushing the boundaries of technology in manufacturing and artificial intelligence.