• 3+ years of data engineering experience- Experience with data modeling, warehousing and building ETL pipelines- Experience with SQL- Experience in at least one modern scripting or programming language, such as Python, Java, Scala, or NodeJS- Experience building/operating highly available, distributed systems of data extraction, ingestion, and processing of large data sets

“We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It’s our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little bit better.” - Jeff Bezos, Founder & CEO.We didn’t make Amazon a multi-billion-dollar company, our customers did and we want to ensure that our customers always have a positive experience that keeps them coming back to Amazon. To help achieve this, the Worldwide Defect Elimination (WWDE) team relentlessly focuses on maintaining customer trust by building products that offer appropriate resolutions to resolve issues faced by our customers. WWDE engineers solve complex problems and build scalable, robust solutions to help our customers navigate through issues and eliminate systemic defects to prevent future issues.As a Data Engineer, you will partner with Software Developers, Business Intelligence Engineers, Scientists, and Program Managers to develop scalable and maintainable data pipelines on both structured and unstructured (text based) data. You should have strong business judgment, a good sense of architectural design, written/documentation skills, and experience with big data technologies (Spark/Hive, Redshift, EMR, +Other AWS technologies). This role involves both overseeing existing pipelines as well as developing brand new ones for machine learning (ML). The operating environment is fast paced and dynamic, however has a strong team spirit and welcoming culture.To thrive, the ideal candidate must be detail oriented, enthusiastic and flexible, in return they will gain tremendous experience with the latest in big data technologies as well as exposure (as desired) to statistical and Natural Language modeling through collaboration with scientists on global issue detection models and development.A day in the lifeIf 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!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 Coverage2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options3. Paid Time Off (PTO)4. 401(k) PlanAbout the teamAndon Cord (AC) is a flagship Customer Service (CS) program that manifests our commitment to prevent customers from receiving defective products that degrade their Amazon experience. We use AC to detect repeat negative customer experiences and eliminate the underlying upstream defect(s). The AC team re-imagines the way we leverage customer interactions/feedback for defect identification to enable more reliable downstream defect resolutions that drives customer experience improvements throughout the consumer business. AC empowers our front-line CS associates to pull a product off the Amazon website if they think that there is a problem with any of the products sold, in addition to statistical and ML-based automated defect detection.

• Experience with AWS technologies like Redshift, S3, AWS Glue, EMR, Kinesis, FireHose, Lambda, and IAM roles and permissions
• Experience with non-relational databases / data stores (object storage, document or key-value stores, graph databases, column-family databases)

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $118,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $205,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site

• Experience with AWS technologies like Redshift, S3, AWS Glue, EMR, Kinesis, FireHose, Lambda, and IAM roles and permissions
• Experience with non-relational databases / data stores (object storage, document or key-value stores, graph databases, column-family databases