Amazon.com stores and sells millions of unique items through its Fulfillment
Centers (FCs), Sort Center (SC) and Delivery Station (DS) network globally. This
is a hugely complex logistics network with hundreds of thousands of
transportation assets of different types (trailers, box trucks, airplanes,
etc.), in different operational states (empty, loading, etc.), on the move or
stationary and in different locations around the world.
The Relay Yard Automation (RYA) organization provides tier-1 products used by
Amazon associates during line haul vehicle arrival,
loading, and departure processes at over 6000 Amazon Fulfillment, Sort Centers,
and Delivery Stations in our middle-mile logistics network in North America,
Europe, and Japan retail regions. RYA products provide automation in yard
processes that create a safer and faster environment for both Amazon associates
working in the field and drivers visiting our facilities. In the past year, RYA
software facilitated the arrival and departure of 50M vehicles and the loading /
unloading of 30M trailers globally. Execution signals produced by RYA software
play a critical role in upstream partner systems that measure linehaul carrier
performance (via yard on-time driver arrival signals) and systems that detect
and mitigate logistics disruptions that jeopardize Amazon meeting customer
delivery promises (via on-time trailer loading and yard departure signals). To
keep associates safe,
YA software models and enforces safe standard operating procedures for
associates working in hazardous trailer yards.
Relay Yard Automation is an org of 30 individuals, which owns multiple products
and supporting services. Associates-facing products include: (1) the Sesame app
and GEM are software tools used by gate associates to manually check-
in and check-out of drivers arriving and departing from Amazon facilities, (2)
Relay Gate enables automation and remote (call-center) management of gate
operations, (3) the Valet app used by yard “hostler” drivers to move trailers
within yards to support loading/unloading of packages and to perform yard
audits, and (4) Yard Inventory Manager (YIM) and the Yard Dashboard which
provides real-time visibility to yard operators where trailers are located in a
yard as well as provide data-feeds for trailer pool re-balancing systems to
ensure Amazon trailers are sufficiently spread across the logistics network.
As a Software Development Engineer (SDE) on the Relay Yard Automation team, you
will design, develop, and deliver high-quality, scalable software solutions from
concept through launch. Leveraging your strong technical skills and engineering
expertise, you will write robust code, perform code reviews, and maintain high
standards of software excellence to continually raise the bar for our customers.
You will collaborate closely with product managers, TPMs, and cross-functional
technical teams to ensure seamless integration of systems and timely delivery of
features. You'll proactively identify and address technical risks, remove
blockers, and track engineering milestones to meet project timelines. Utilizing
a data-driven and customer-centric approach, you'll innovate solutions aligned
with business objectives, actively championing improvements in our products and
operational excellence across the organization.
