Senior Software Development Engineer, Amazon Ads

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 262,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer for the Amazon Ads team, focusing on scalable ad systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background and lead initiatives for continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment. This role offers the opportunity to significantly impact the business and work cross-functionally.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in professional software development.
• 5+ years in programming with at least one language.
• Experience with software development life cycle and team leading.

Responsibilities

• Partner with teams to build scalable solutions.
• Drive design and development of ad-serving systems.
• Simplify systems and improve reliability.

Skills

Problem-Solving

Analytical Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication

Job description

Senior Software Development Engineer, Amazon Ads

Job ID: 2993181 | Amazon.com Services LLC

The Cinder team in Amazon Ads operates at high scale, with high expectations. We own the core bidding systems that deliver ads to Amazon's owned and operated properties and external publishers, focused on scalability, extensibility, and privacy and balancing the needs of advertisers, publishers and consumers. Our real-time systems service hundreds of billions of ad requests daily, with response latencies measured in milliseconds. Our off-line systems process millions of configuration changes daily that our customers expect to see live in minutes.

The Amazon Ads business is an exciting fast-paced environment, and our team is no exception. The service and solutions we produce are used by dozens of internal business teams, as well as Amazon customers: publishers, broadcasters, and advertisers. As we scale, there are continually opportunities to refine and improve our systems. Every contributor on the team has a chance to have a material impact on our business.

Key job responsibilities
As a senior Software Development Engineer for Cinder, you will (a) partner with teams across the organization worldwide to build robust scalable extensible solutions to realize their goals, (b) drive the design, development, and continuous improvement of our ad-serving systems via your own contribution and experimentation and the leadership of others, and (c) invent and deliver initiatives to simplify our systems, reduce the unit cost to serve, and improve reliability.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of delivering results on an ad exchange at scale, be detail-oriented, data-driven, and possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills. You must be able to thrive and succeed in a fast-moving environment with abundant ambiguity and competing priorities. You will be able to understand the goals, priorities, and technical challenges of the Cinder team, and apply them to design decisions, and understand and translate customer needs into technical details. You will anticipate obstacles and make trade-offs, manage escalations, and balance business needs versus technical constraints. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to operate effectively at different levels, from driving cross-functional collaboration, to working directly with and influencing engineer teams.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 6+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of programming using a modern programming language such as Java, C++, or C#, including object-oriented design experience
- Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
- Experience building high-performance, highly-available, and scalable distributed systems, in a UNIX environment

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $151,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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