Software Dev Engineer, Publisher Ad Server

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Software Development Engineer for the Publisher Ad Server within PubTech. You will contribute to scalable ad serving infrastructure, build features, and impact ad delivery for tens of millions of customers.

The role emphasizes hands-on development across a range of technologies and systems, within an engineering team focused on reliability and performance. Join a team responsible for end-to-end ad server infrastructure, scaling for high-traffic events, and optimizing

Qualifications

• 1+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.

Skills

Software development experience

Programming language

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Software Dev Engineer, Publisher Ad Server

Job ID: 10528085 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Amazon Ads - Publisher Technology (PubTech) is a new and exciting program that is building supply side technology and pioneering novel experiences for our content publishers including audio (Alexa), video (Prime Video, Twitch, Freevee, FireTV), display (Amazon.com) to aid in their selling their inventory, optimize yield, and maximize monetization. The Publisher Ad Server engineering team within PubTech is engaged in developing highly scalable ad serving mechanisms along with necessary features to serve ads.

Our scope has grown substantially and we are looking for a engineers to build best in class publisher experiences and deliver a scalable system that will delight customers worldwide.

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer who can build on our early success, pioneer new programs for customers, and help define our future. As a member of the Publisher Ad Server team, you will spend your time as a hands-on engineer directly impacting ad delivery, customer experience and revenue. You will play a key role in building software products and features from the ground up to experiment and enable different ad strategies. You will use a wide range of technologies, programming languages and systems. Your responsibilities will include all aspects of software development. You will have the freedom and encouragement to explore your own ideas and the reward of seeing your contributions benefit tens of millions of customers.

About the team

Publisher Ad Server - Infrastructure and Developer Experience team is responsible for ensuring the reliability, availability, and scalability of the Publisher Ad Server ecosystem. We own the end-to-end management of Ad Server infra, experimentation and developer experience while maintaining optimal service performance metrics including throughput and latency. The team manages critical infrastructure components across AWS services (EC2, ECS, ALB/NLB, ASGs) and monitors key operational metrics including CPU utilization, memory consumption, and cache efficiency. We ensure seamless scaling for high-traffic events and live games while maintaining robust connectivity with dependent Ads services. Our scope includes infrastructure optimization & scaling, building core experimentation capability, proactive capacity planning, and onboarding new publishers. Through comprehensive monitoring, automated scaling solutions, and streamlined deployment processes, we enable consistent service performance and operational excellence across the Ad Server ecosystem. The team serves as the cornerstone for maintaining infrastructure health and scaling readiness, particularly during high-stakes live events, Prime Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Basic Qualifications

• 1+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

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

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, WA, SEATTLE - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually