Software Engineer, Real-Time Ad Serving (Cinder)

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

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Software Development Engineer for the Cinder team in Seattle, WA. You will drive design, development, and continuous improvement of real-time ad-serving systems and own end-to-end projects, collaborating across large teams to deliver scalable, cost-efficient solutions.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision-making, ownership at business level, and growth toward senior software development engineering. A strong track record in ad exchange at scale is preferred.

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.

Responsibilities

• Solve complex, interesting problems to optimize the real-time ad serving flow and deliver impact for our customers.
• Develop and maintain ad serving systems that serve multi-format ads at multi-million TPS scale while keeping costs optimal.
• Own and drive your projects end to end.
• Partner with other teams to guide them toward the right technical solutions.
• Maintain a high technical bar for the team.
• Collaborate with teammates to improve the overall ad serving ecosystem.

Skills

Software development experience

System design and architecture

Programming proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

General programming languages

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Software Development Engineer for the Cinder team in Seattle, WA. You will drive design, development, and continuous improvement of real-time ad-serving systems and own end-to-end projects, collaborating across large teams to deliver scalable, cost-efficient solutions.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision-making, ownership at business level, and growth toward senior software development engineering. A strong track record in ad exchange at scale is preferred.