Manager III, Software Development, SCOT-Fulfillment Optimization, Outbound Optimization

Join the Fulfillment Optimization team and help drive optimization of Amazon's
outbound volume for maximized flow efficiency! You will will be leading systems
that calibrate continuous optimization of Amazon package flow, handle hundreds
of millions of orders per week globally, capture and visualize big data from the
order and shipment flow, and simulate what-if scenarios that help make billion
dollar decisions.

Today, Amazon fulfillment network faces new challenges associated with
faster-than-ever speeds, and higher-than-ever volumes. Amazon fulfills most of
orders using First Party network resources, which represent sunk cost investment
that needs to be utilized to the full. This calls for a shift from myopic
problem of per-package assignment to solving global optimality problems,
sometimes resulting in making intelligent suboptimal choices locally for the
sake of globally optimal network that follows a well-coordinated system built
around a consistent set of goals.

This space requires a high level of strategy, engagement, execution, and
operations to evolve the fulfillment capabilities for the next decade and solve
21st century problems with 21st century technologies. This initiative is
fundamental to Amazon’s future success, and will provide great personal
satisfaction and career development as we tackle some of the most intriguing
transportation problems.

The perfect candidate will thrive outside of defined role guidelines, practice
bar-raising ownership, make sacrifices to achieve strategic success, elevate
their subordinates, manage upwards, and be able to explain their space to a
5-year-old.

Key job responsibilities
A successful candidate will need to be equally comfortable leading SVP level
reviews as they are interacting with engineers. The top three LPs to be
successful in the team are:
- Deliver Results: Define responsibilities and expectations regularly. Enable
team to produce exceptional results. Hold individuals accountable for both what
they do and how they do it. Pursue goals despite setbacks. Cut through the dense
details and make continuous and meaningful progress.
- Think Big: Create environment to encourage innovation and calculated risk
taking. Create strategies to balance short-term requirements with long-range
business plans. Identify efforts that will have the greatest strategic impact.
Act on business opportunities. Use operational and financial information to
monitor performance.
- Dive deep: Analyze all types of information (numerical / written etc.).
Integrate information from a variety of resources and perspectives. Clearly
define complex issues despite incomplete or ambiguous information. Identify
underlying issues and root causes of problems. Weigh pros and cons of different
solutions, often with incomplete data.

A day in the life
You will be continuously partnering with product and science partners to perform
and review science experimentations, innovate in mathematical optimization
algorithms that you own, roll out new experiments in a controlled fashion and
iterate quickly over treatment-and-control scenarios, and own high scale
optimizer and simulator systems that are critical for continuous business
operations and insights. You will help bring the right data to support or
challenge hypotheses, and ideate on new experiments and optimization
opportunities that can help improve flow control, or bring new insights into
where opportunities are lurking. You will partner across multiple teams to
perform game days and scale systems for Amazon big sale events, and peak
purchasing periods.

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:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Maternity and Parental Leave Options
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 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
Fulfillment Optimization Control team owns a massive, bold charter and is
responsible for the following key directions that drive significant profit
improvements at Amazon scale:
- Optimizing For Network Complexity. The network grows horizontally, gaining new
nodes and routes, as well as vertically, gaining fidelity and complexity in its
representation. Our understanding of the infinite space of logistics grows
daily, and new solutions to customers’ problems emerge that challenge our
systems in sophisticated ways. How do we build durable solutions to keep up and
get ahead of this pace?
- Optimizing for Connectivity and Design. To solve the problem of connected
transportation network that drives globally optimal decisions, Fulfillment
Optimization systems need to be aware of all transportation resources and each
other. This is both an exercise in breadth and depth, which will require us to
build partnerships, dive deep, and build to scale. How do we build consolidated
systems that work synergistically towards a strategic goal?
- Optimizing For Capacity. At its heart, fulfillment produces customer value by
consuming network resources. How do we plan to utilize these resources
efficiently, leaving nothing on the table while avoiding over-using procured
capacity? How do we intelligently react to shifts in demand or sudden changes in
the network? How do we prevent churn for our business partners in the field?
Basic Qualifications: - 3+ years of engineering team management experience
- 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
- 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and
scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services
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 partnering with product or program management teams Preferred
Qualifications: - Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams,
and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product
features, technical designs, and product strategy
- Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of
Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective,
product software engineers

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis
of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our
customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or
adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the
interview or onboarding process, please visit
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation
company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign-on payments
and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based
on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers
comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision,
prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan
(RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources
to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest,
however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

CAN, BC, Vancouver - 171,400.00 - 286,200.00 CAD annually