Software Development Engineer, Advanced Analytics - LLD

Socket.dev; 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 Ads seeks a data-focused software engineer to build foundational infrastructure for massive log-level advertising data. You will own end-to-end data pipelines, ETL workflows, APIs for analytics teams, and data quality monitoring, collaborating with senior engineers to shape architecture and resolve production issues.

The role emphasizes scalable design, multi-tier systems, and cost-efficient data processing, with strong emphasis on code quality, reviews, and operational documentation.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of design or architecture experience of new and existing systems.
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience.
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services.
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain scalable data pipelines to ingest, process, and store petabyte-scale log-level advertising data from multiple sources.
• Build ETL workflows that transform raw event-level data into queryable formats.
• Create and maintain APIs for analytics teams and data scientists to query data.
• Implement data quality checks, validation logic, and monitoring for data pipelines and services.
• Optimize performance and cost efficiency of data processing jobs and queries.
• Write clean, well-tested code and participate in code reviews to maintain high engineering standards.
• Collaborate with senior engineers on design discussions and architectural decisions.
• Debug and resolve production issues, participating in on-call rotations.
• Document systems, processes, and runbooks to support operational excellence.

Skills

C#

C++

Java

Perl

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Build the foundational infrastructure to capture, process, store, and analyze petabyte-scale log-level advertising data — delivering unprecedented transparency into the programmatic supply chain for Amazon's most strategic advertising partners. Your work will directly empower teams to understand auction competitiveness, identify revenue opportunities, optimize floor pricing, and ensure supply chain integrity.

We own and operate the premier advanced analytics capability within Amazon Ads, delivering innovative AI, modeling, and data solutions that help Holding Companies, independent agencies, technology integrators, and large-scale advertisers make smarter, faster, and more impactful advertising decisions. Log-level data — granular, non-aggregated, event-level information from ad servers, exchanges, and SSPs — provides advertisers with visibility into individual ad impressions, bid prices, viewability scores, and supply path. This is a greenfield infrastructure challenge at massive scale, and you'll be building it from the ground up.

Key job responsibilities

• Implement and maintain scalable data pipelines to ingest, process, and store petabyte-scale log-level advertising data from multiple sources (ad servers, exchanges, SSPs)
• Build ETL workflows that transform raw event-level data into queryable, analysis-ready formats following established architectural patterns and best practices
• Create and maintain APIs that enable analytics teams and data scientists to query log-level data efficiently
• Implement data quality checks, validation logic, and monitoring for data pipelines and services
• Optimize performance and cost efficiency of data processing jobs and queries
• Write clean, well-tested code and participate in code reviews to maintain high engineering standards
• Collaborate with senior engineers to contribute to design discussions and architectural decisions
• Debug and resolve production issues, participating in on-call rotations as needed
• Document systems, processes, and runbooks to support operational excellence

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ 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

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

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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. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits

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