[TriLUG] [Fwd: RE: [Steering] Amazon.com Interviewing in RTP]

[David McDowell]

it's called a home office... telecommute!!  :D


On 3/28/06, Tanner Lovelace <clubjuggler at gmail.com> wrote:
> Note that Amazon.com was last here about a year and a
> half ago (July/August 2004) doing the exact same thing,
> so they must think our area has some good talent. :-)
> I wonder what it would take to get them to open a branch
> office here.
>
> Cheers,
> Tanner
>
> On 3/28/06, Jason Tower <jason at cerient.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: RE: [Steering] Amazon.com Interviewing in RTP
> > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:02:38 -0800
> > From: Kim, Yoonie <yoonie at amazon.com>
> > To: Jason Tower <jason at cerient.net>, <steering at trilug.org>
> >
> >
> > Amazon.com is sending hiring managers from our Search, Automated
> > Advertising, and Landing Page Optimization Teams to interview candidates
> > in Raleigh for Seattle-based opportunities.
> >
> > Did you know that Amazon.com has hundreds of software engineers working
> > on some of the most interesting technical challenges on the planet?
> > Amazon.com, headquartered in beautiful Seattle, is looking for
> > exceptional software engineers to join its growing technology
> > organization. Our engineering team works on tough technical problems
> > that engage and stretch their brains. As an engineer here, you might
> > build cutting edge product recommendation algorithms, scale and optimize
> > our world class supply chain systems, or architect and build an
> > end-to-end e-commerce platform that companies like Target use to run
> > their online businesses. You'll work with smart, experienced teammates
> > on a small cross-functional team. You'll join a scientific culture
> > focused on achieving aggressive goals. And, you'll work on creating a
> > world-class customer experience for the millions of people who use
> > Amazon.com.
> >
> > Within our Search and Automated Advertising Teams, our brand-new Landing
> > Page Optimization team seeks a few extraordinarily talented engineers to
> > brainstorm, implement and maintain innovative features for Amazon's US
> > and international web sites. This team, still in its formative stages,
> > finds ways to optimize the "landing page," the first page served in any
> > customer visit--which could be almost any page on the site, from a
> > product detail page to a category page to a page of catalog search
> > results. Projects will range from new customer-facing website features
> > to back-end data mining systems. Developers on the team will have
> > complete ownership of their projects, from initial conception through
> > prototyping, design, implementation, and operations, and the impact of
> > each project will be measured through a controlled statistical
> > experiment--engineers will be able to quantify with confidence the
> > effect of their work. Team members will have access to Amazon's
> > massive data store of product and customer information and will seek
> > innovative ways to use it to enhance the customer experience. Since the
> > team is new, employees joining now will have the chance to help define
> > the team itself: its mission, its scope, its problem space, and the
> > kinds of solutions it implements. Like all of Amazon, the team
> > environment is (a) entrepreneurial: new ideas are encouraged and valued;
> > (b) data-driven: facts and figures win out over unsupported opinion
> > every time; and (c) fast-paced: product cycles are short, development is
> > done incrementally, and new features launch every month or less. And on
> > top of that, it's just a lot of fun.
> >
> > Qualifications:
> > Candidates must be extremely intelligent and competent programmers with
> > at least a BS in computer science (or equivalent experience). Strong
> > analytical and logical ability and excellent communication skills are
> > also required. The ideal candidate will have a passion for the customer
> > experience and high judgment about both product features and project
> > schedules. No experience with any particular language or other
> > technology is necessary, but we would expect any strong candidate to be
> > proficient in at least one of C, C++, Java, or Perl. Expertise in
> > statistics or distributed systems is a plus.
> >
> > If you're interested in interviewing with the Search, Automated
> > Advertising, or Landing Page Optimization Teams while we're in Raleigh,
> > please submit your resume, and a cover letter to yoonie at amazon.com
> >
> > Amazon.com
> > Word hard. Have fun. Make history.
> >
> > Amazon.com, a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World
> > Wide Web in July 1995 and is now the world's leading ecommerce
> > technology company. Amazon.com seeks exceptionally well-qualified
> > candidates and offers competitive compensation and benefits.
> >
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