Principal Software Engineer, Advertising Trust

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Principal Software Engineer in Advertising Trust, where visionary leadership meets hands-on engineering. This role is pivotal in shaping the future of Amazon Ads, tackling complex challenges in a high-scale environment. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that every ad meets regulatory and customer expectations across multiple regions. With a focus on continuous delivery and operational excellence, you'll have the opportunity to influence key architectural decisions and drive innovation. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make a significant impact in a dynamic setting, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant work experience in software engineering.
• Experience in high-scale core infrastructure re-platforming.

Responsibilities

• Provide architectural guidance and technical direction.
• Facilitate discussions for business-critical designs.

Skills

Technical Judgment

Influential Skills

Architectural Guidance

Continuous Delivery Culture

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Ph.D. in Computer Science

Job description

Principal Software Engineer, Advertising Trust

This position can also be based in Delhi.

At Amazon, Principal Engineers are both visionary leaders and hands-on builders. As Amazon’s most senior individual contributors, Principal Engineers work on our hardest problems. Advertising Trust is at the center of Amazon’s Ads business and is rapidly growing in scope and complexity. We’re in the midst of refactoring, scaling and other technical challenges. We are looking for architects and hands-on builders, who are highly attuned to the technical realities of building and operating high-scale systems for services and data. We need a Principal Engineer with strong technical judgment and influential skills to facilitate discussions for business-critical designs. The perfect candidate will be able to operate at the VP level as a key technical adviser. They should be able to provide both architectural guidance and detailed technical direction while nurturing a continuous delivery culture.

About the team

Advertising Trust (AT) is at the center of Amazon Ads, one of Amazon’s fastest growing businesses. Every ad that flows through our Amazon systems, or is presented on one of our owned and operated sites, needs to adhere to the policies that AT creates. These policies simplify the complex regulatory, legal, regional, cultural and customer expectations in over 30 countries today. All of these ads need to be properly approved or rejected the first time and within SLA. There should be no ambiguity as to why the ad was approved or rejected from the perspective of the Advertiser or Publisher and the ad should be able to reach its optimal audience. If AT is doing a great job, the ecosystem is efficient and we can ensure a great shopper experience.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
2. 10+ years of relevant work experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. High Scale Core Infrastructure re-platforming experience
2. Ad Tech experience
3. Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
4. Direct experience operating in a high scaled global organization.

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