Software Dev Engineer II, Prime Video Ads

Amazon; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology company in Toronto is seeking a passionate Software Development Engineer to join their Privacy & Customer Trust team. The role requires developing privacy-centric advertising experiences by creating and maintaining APIs, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations, and mentoring junior engineers. Candidates should have at least 3 years of software development experience and a Bachelor’s degree in computer science. This position offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in a collaborative and innovative environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
• 2+ years of design or architecture experience of new and existing systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of complex systems and features.
• Architect and develop robust, scalable APIs and services.
• Mentor junior engineers on effective use of development tools.

Skills

Software development

System design

API development

Performance optimization

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

Python

Java

Job description

Description

Join our mission to create the world's most customer-centric advertising platform while protecting user privacy! This is a young and evolving business within Amazon where creativity and drive can have a lasting impact on the way video is enjoyed worldwide. You will be encouraged to see the big picture, be creative, and positively impact millions of customers. We're building the future of advertising - yes, it's challenging, but it's also a lot of fun.

We're looking for a passionate Software Development Engineer to join our brand new Privacy & Customer Trust (PACT) team in Toronto. You'll be one of the founding members in Toronto, and take the lead in creating privacy-centric advertising experiences. Your role will involve developing and maintaining privacy-focused services and APIs, implementing customer consent management features, and ensuring compliance with privacy regulations through your code. You'll write clean, efficient, and well-tested code while collaborating closely with team members on technical solutions. Your day-to-day tasks will include participating in code reviews and technical discussions, as well as tackling challenging technical problems. You'll build high-performance consent management systems, implement real-time privacy preference handling, and create scalable solutions for processing customer choices. Additionally, you'll develop robust fallback mechanisms to maintain service reliability and work extensively with distributed systems and microservices. You will mentor junior engineers on effective use of both traditional and AI-powered development tools while contributing to the team's growth. This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of privacy-respecting advertising technology in the streaming media landscape.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of complex, large-scale systems and features that enhance the Prime Video customer and advertiser experience
• Architect and develop robust, scalable APIs and services that handle millions of concurrent users and billions of requests
• Evolve and build services that are highly reliable and extremely low latency
• Drive adoption of GenAI-powered development tools like AI pair programming, automated code reviews, and AI-assisted testing to improve code quality and developer productivity
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical strategies and contribute to the team's long-term roadmap, including integration of emerging AI technologies
• Mentor junior engineers on effective use of both traditional and AI-powered development tools while contributing to the team's growth
• Analyze and optimize system performance, scalability, and reliability using data-driven approaches

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

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