Software Development Engineer, ADSP: Guidance

Amazon; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global e-commerce leader is seeking an experienced Software Development Engineer in Edinburgh, Scotland. You will be responsible for developing innovative recommendation products that enhance advertising campaign workflows. The ideal candidate should have significant software development experience, expertise in modern programming languages, and a passion for delivering high-quality solutions. This role offers excellent technical and professional growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of solving complex business problems.
• Apply appropriate technologies and follow software engineering best practices.
• Build scalable, high-performing solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop recommendation products to enhance advertising campaign workflows.
• Work on all aspects of the process from idea generation to software development.
• Ensure high standards of performance and reliability.

Skills

Architectural design

Software development experience

Proficiency in programming languages (Java, C++, C#)

Full software development lifecycle experience

Experience in machine learning, data mining

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

How can Amazon improve the advertising experience for customers around the world? How can we help advertisers and customers find each other in a meaningful way? Amazon Advertising creates and transforms the connection between retailers/service providers and customers. Our teams strive to reinvent the way advertisers and agencies build brands and drive performance in their advertising. By using Amazon's foundation in e-commerce, we help brands connect with the right customers through creative solutions and formats across screens and devices, and in the physical world.

Amazon Advertising seeks a Software Development Engineer to join the ADSP Guidance engineering team in Edinburgh. We develop recommendation products that enhance our customers' advertising campaign workflows and performance. You will work as a full-time Software Development Engineer at our development centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. Your team will own the business, technology, and operations, giving you responsibility and authority to ensure success. You will be involved in all aspects of the process — from idea generation, business analysis, and technical design to software development across various technologies. Your systems will meet high standards of performance and reliability and operate at massive scale.

Our ideal candidate is an experienced engineer with a proven track record of solving complex and broad business problems with simple, effective solutions. You should apply appropriate technologies, follow software engineering best practices, and build scalable, high-performing solutions. A focus on customer experience, teamwork, communication skills, and motivation to achieve results in a fast-paced environment are essential. The position offers excellent opportunities to grow both technical and non-technical skills.

• Experience contributing to the architecture and design of new and existing systems, including reliability and scaling
• Experience in professional software development outside of internships
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Java, C++, or C#, including object-oriented design
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Experience with the full software development lifecycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operations
• Experience in machine learning, data mining, information retrieval, statistics, or natural language processing

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