Sr. Software Dev Engineer, Prime Video Ads

Amazon; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Toronto is seeking a seasoned Software Development Engineer for their Prime Video Ads team. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in software development, specifically in creating privacy-centric services and APIs. Responsibilities include designing scalable solutions, mentoring junior engineers, and enhancing system performance. This role offers the chance to shape innovative advertising technology while collaborating with cross-functional teams. A Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent is preferred.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of complex systems for Prime Video.
• Develop scalable APIs and services for millions of users.
• Analyze and optimize system performance using data-driven approaches.

Skills

Software Development

API Development

System Design

Mentoring

Data-Driven Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Sr. Software Dev Engineer, Prime Video Ads

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 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 have 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

• 5+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems experience (design patterns, reliability, and scaling).
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ 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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