Principal Software Engineer, Amazon Shipping

• Architect the joint FM-MM optimization loop: state-passing contracts, convergence detection, parallel execution, and checkpoint/restart • Solve computational tractability through smart pruning, lightweight solvers, and metaheuristic search at network scale • Drive cross-org alignment across 5+ organizations — securing stable interfaces and committed roadmap items • Translate optimization outputs into actionable recommendations for Operations (node mapping, capacity), Commercial (shipper targets, geographies), and Finance (cost-to-serve, contract economics) • Mentor a team of Applied Scientists and SDEs; set technical bar and build experimentation culture • Define and execute the phased roadmap: FM cost optimizer (Phase 1) → joint FM-MM optimizer (Phase 2) → decision engines that close the loop BASIC QUALIFICATIONS • 12+ years of software development with increasing scope; 7+ years in system architecture • Demonstrated ability to take ambiguous problem spaces — where requirements, success metrics, and solution approach are all undefined — and drive them to concrete technical strategy and execution • Experience communicating with technical teams, business stakeholders, and leadership to collect requirements, describe technical designs, and align on product strategy • Track record of influencing technical direction across 5+ partner organizations without direct authority • Experience mentoring senior engineers and scientists • Experience building decision-support systems adopted by non-technical stakehol PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS • M.S./Ph.D. in Operations Research, CS, Applied Math, or related field • Expertise in logistics optimization: vehicle routing, network design, or supply chain planning at scale • Deep expertise in optimization systems, operations research, or simulation — building production systems that solve combinatorial optimization or search problems • Experience with iterative optimization or metaheuristic frameworks in production

Amazon is a global technology company operating in e-commerce, cloud computing (AWS), digital streaming, advertising and artificial intelligence. Its India operations span development centres in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Gurugram and Mumbai, covering retail technology, AWS infrastructure, Alexa, advertising, payments and supply-chain systems.