Senior Software Engineer, Ads Platform & Growth

Amazon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 168,100 - 227,400; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Advertising is seeking a seasoned software engineer to design and implement key features across the advertising ecosystem, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable services that enhance partner experiences.

The role emphasizes mentoring, leading design decisions, and applying best practices in coding and testing, with opportunities to influence technical direction while delivering meaningful user outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5+ 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 as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Designs and independently implements key features solving difficult software problems for our partners, potentially spanning multiple areas of Amazon’s advertising ecosystem.
• Solves complex technical problems with simple solutions wherever possible
• Demonstrates knowledge and use of coding and testing best practices
• Influences the team’s technical direction and maintains a high quality bar, having a direct impact on both software quality and experience for our users
• Effectively communicates technical and non-technical ideas to diverse audiences
• Collaborates with peers and mentors to receive guidance, and acts as a mentor to others as required
• Cultivates relationships with partner teams

Skills

Non-internship software development

Programming experience

Design/architecture leadership

Mentor / tech lead experience

SDLC experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon Advertising is seeking a seasoned software engineer to design and implement key features across the advertising ecosystem, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable services that enhance partner experiences.

The role emphasizes mentoring, leading design decisions, and applying best practices in coding and testing, with opportunities to influence technical direction while delivering meaningful user outcomes.