Software Engineer, Alexa Ads Infrastructure

Socket.dev; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 143,700 - 194,400; Full time

Job summary

Amazon's Alexa Advertising team is building the technical foundation powering conversational ads on Amazon devices, including Alexa. This role focuses on scalable backend and real-time streaming systems that process billions of ad opportunities annually, delivering compelling experiences to millions of customers.

You will work with product, applied science, and cross‑functional engineering teams to reduce latency, optimize cost, and expand conversational advertising using cloud services and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience.
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

Responsibilities

• Build innovative customer experiences utilizing cloud services, backend technologies, and real-time streaming infrastructure.
• Develop high-quality software within a dynamic, team-oriented Agile environment supporting billions of annual ad opportunities.
• Collaborate with Product, Applied Science, and cross-functional engineering teams to define and deliver innovative advertising products.
• Optimize ad serving latency, cost, and business metrics for conversational advertising at scale.

Skills

Software development

Architecture design

Programming experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Amazon's Alexa Advertising team is building the technical foundation powering conversational ads on Amazon devices, including Alexa. This role focuses on scalable backend and real-time streaming systems that process billions of ad opportunities annually, delivering compelling experiences to millions of customers.

You will work with product, applied science, and cross‑functional engineering teams to reduce latency, optimize cost, and expand conversational advertising using cloud services and