System Development Engineer

- Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
- Experience with Linux/Unix
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
- Experience with distributed systems at scale

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Are you passionate about solving complex financial automation challenges at scale? Amazon's Transportation Financial Systems (TFS) team is seeking a System Development Engineer II to help revolutionize how we manage financial operations across our global transportation network. In this role, you'll build critical automation solutions that streamline migrations, generate actionable metrics, and enable seamless financial book closures for one of the world's most sophisticated logistics operations.

You'll work at the intersection of software development and financial systems, creating tools and mechanisms that address real customer challenges. Your solutions will empower teams across transportation finance to work more efficiently, make data-driven decisions faster, and adopt new features with confidence. This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on systems that process financial data at Amazon's scale while growing your technical expertise in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Key job responsibilities
Design and implement automation solutions for device migrations and financial system transitions, ensuring reliability and minimizing manual intervention
Build and maintain reporting infrastructure that enables accurate and timely financial book closures, collaborating with finance teams to understand requirements
Develop features and enhancements that improve customer adoption and ease of use, focusing on intuitive interfaces and streamlined workflows
Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues by analyzing system logs and customer feedback, implementing sustainable solutions that prevent recurrence
Write clean, maintainable code using optimal data structures and algorithms, participating in code reviews and contributing to team technical standards

A day in the life
Your day begins by addressing critical tickets from finance teams, investigating root causes and implementing fixes. You'll spend time enabling new reporting capabilities for upcoming book closures, collaborating with stakeholders to ensure accuracy. You will automate migration steps that previously required manual effort, writing scripts and testing thoroughly. In the afternoon, you could be enhancing features based on customer feedback, making iterative improvements that simplify adoption. Throughout the day, you'll participate in code reviews, share knowledge with teammates, and contribute to the team's operational excellence.

About the team
The Transportation Financial Systems (TFS) team plays a crucial role in Amazon's logistics ecosystem, building and maintaining the financial systems that power our global transportation network. We're a collaborative team of engineers and analysts who value creative problem-solving and continuous learning. Our mission is to provide reliable, scalable financial tools that help transportation teams operate efficiently and make informed decisions.

We foster an environment where curiosity thrives and knowledge-sharing is part of our daily routine. Whether you're automating complex workflows, generating insights from financial data, or building customer-facing features, you'll have opportunities to grow your skills and make meaningful contributions. Join us in shaping the future of transportation finance at Amazon.