Software Development Engineer, Demand Tech

Amazon; Toronto; On-site; CAD 115,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Sign-on bonus

Health insurance

Job summary

Amazon's Reach Planning Engineering team in Demand Tech seeks a software engineer to own, design, and deliver highly scalable systems for reach planning and advertising campaigns.

You will develop APIs and AI-powered solutions to optimize ad planning, participate in code reviews, and contribute to the full software development lifecycle across teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• 1+ years of design or architecture experience for systems.
• Experience programming with at least one programming language.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, high-performance systems for advertising platform.
• Provide meaningful code reviews and participate in full software lifecycle.
• Own operational excellence and reliability of your systems.

Skills

Software development

System design

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Git

CI/CD

GenAI tools

Job description

Join Amazon's Reach Planning Engineering team within Demand Tech to build the next generation of advertising technology. In this role, you'll own, design, and deliver highly scalable systems that empower advertisers to plan campaigns and build strategies related to reach and other media planning capabilities.

You'll work on a full-service, full-stack advertising platform, specifically developing APIs and AI Agents that deliver Amazon signals to improve planning for advertisers and enhance campaign impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, high-performance systems that power Amazon's advertising platform, ensuring robust functionality and optimal user experience
• Provide meaningful code reviews to team members and actively participate in the full software development lifecycle including scoping, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance
• Own operational excellence for your systems, proactively identifying root causes of issues and implementing permanent solutions that improve reliability and performance
• Work closely with stakeholders across Amazon to understand business needs and customer value, translating requirements into technical solutions that enhance advertiser campaign effectiveness
• Develop innovative APIs and AI-powered solutions that leverage Amazon's unique signals to optimize ad planning and delivery

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 1+ 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
• Experience working with GenAI-powered development tools and agentic AI assistants (e.g., code generation, AI-assisted debugging, automated testing, and documentation tools)

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $114,800 – $191,800 CAD annually. Total compensation may include sign-on payments and RSUs. Benefits include health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D), RRSP, DPSP, paid time off, and health and well-being resources.

3+ years of professional software development experience; 1+ year of system design or architecture experience; proficiency in at least one programming language; preferred: Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent; experience with GenAI-powered development tools