Software Development Engineer, Amazon Publisher Services (APS)

Amazon; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 129,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at an innovative company where you will develop cutting-edge technology for advertising solutions. As a Software Development Engineer, you will play a crucial role in connecting publishers with advertisers through robust APIs and real-time data processing. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced environment, tackling complex challenges and enhancing the advertising landscape. You will be responsible for defining system architecture, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring high-quality software delivery. If you are passionate about technology and looking to make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health Insurance

401(k) Plan

Employee Discounts

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Time Off

Career Development Programs

Wellness Programs

Stock Options

Remote Work Opportunities

Tuition Reimbursement

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software development experience.
• Experience with software engineering best practices.
• Hands-on experience in the ad-tech industry.

Responsibilities

• Define system architecture and implement components.
• Lead discussions and improve front-end solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and instill software quality.

Skills

Software Development

System Architecture

Agile Methodologies

Programming Languages

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Master's or Ph.D. in a Science or Engineering Discipline

Tools

Version Control Systems

Automated Testing Tools

Job description

Software Development Engineer, Amazon Publisher Services (APS)

Amazon’s Advertising Technology team builds the technology infrastructure and ad serving systems to manage billions of advertising queries every day. The result is better quality advertising for publishers and more relevant ads for customers. In this organization you’ll experience the benefits of working in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment, while leveraging the resources of Amazon.com (AMZN), one of the world's leading companies.

Amazon Publisher Services (APS) helps publishers of all sizes and on all channels better monetize their content through effective advertising. APS unites publishers with advertisers across devices and media channels. We work with Amazon teams across the globe to solve complex problems for our customers. The end results are Amazon products that let publishers focus on what they do best - publishing.

We are seeking a motivated backend/fullstack engineer to develop the infrastructure behind our Marketplace to connect the ad supported internet to standalone services that help publishers better monetize and operate their sites for their end users. This includes building out the APIs against which partners will integrate, the business logic to connect publishers to their preferred partners, data pipelines that produce and consume streams for partner analysis, and real-time data enrichment in our distributed systems that process Internet scale.

Key job responsibilities
In this role, you will:

- Help define the system architecture, own and implement specific components, and help shape the overall experience.
- Lead discussions to analyze our needs, then improve and develop front-end solutions
- Instill the culture of software quality from creation to production deployment. Write quality code backed by automated unit, integration tests.
- Instrument apps, debug to resolve production issues and tune the applications to improve performance.
- Break down the work items, assign tasks to junior engineers and mentor them to grow
- Continuously learn modern technologies, share with team, improve best practices for frontend applications development and delivery
Build and operate the systems based on real-time customer data and demanding service-level agreements

About the team
The Marketplace Services team within APS is responsible for improving publisher yield through connecting them with leading third-party SSPs and DSPs and continuously optimizing their traffic through our 3PB program, connect the publishers with industry leading services and technology providers (vendors) to enhance their signal fidelity on the bidstream through our Connections Marketplace (CxM) program and provide industry-first measurement and analytics capability on the impact of bid stream signals through our Signal IQ program.

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
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
- Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- - 5+ years of industry experience in software development
- - MS or Ph.D. in a science or engineering discipline
- - Hands-on experience in ad-tech industry - Knowledge of ad tech entities like DSPs, SSPs, DMPs, Publishers, and Advertisers
- - A deep understanding of the software development lifecycle, and a track record of shipping software on time
- - Experience with agile software development
- - A strong bias for action
- - Self-directed, flexible, goal-oriented and strong sense of ownership
- - Strong verbal and written communications skills
- - Experience presenting complex technical information succinctly to technical and non-technical audiences.

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 $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/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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Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.