Solutions Architect, Amazon Publisher Services

Amazon; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 131,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Publisher Services (APS) seeks a Solutions Architect to manage integrations with third-party and first-party demand partners across the APS ecosystem. You will launch, oversee, optimize, and scale technical integrations with SSPs and DSPs, leveraging data-driven insights and hands-on advertising tech experience.

The role requires working with Engineering, Product, and Account teams to deliver reliable, scalable solutions, document technical workflows, and translate partner feedback into

Qualifications

• Design, implementation, or consulting in applications/infrastruc­tures.
• Experience across software development, cloud, or data domains.
• Hands-on solutions architecture or ad ops in programmatic advertising.
• Experience with browser debugging tools (DevTools, Charles, Wireshark).
• Proficiency with JavaScript, HTML, CSS in client-side work.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop processes for managing advertising technology services and bidders, including onboarding, integration, troubleshooting, and scaling.
• Identify automation opportunities to support the integration backbone of Demand and Services.
• Drive features to optimize partner integrations with Engineering, Product, and Account teams.
• Translate partner feedback into product and engineering requirements.
• Analyze long-term vs. short-term opportunities and choose best trade-offs for partners.
• Lead technical agenda for business reviews with partners.
• Create and oversee technical documentation to simplify and scale integrations.
• Champion new product requirements and features for development.

Skills

Design experience

Tech domains experience

Solutions architecture

Browser debugging

Client-side web tech

Job description

Amazon Publisher Services (APS) helps digital publishers around the world build and grow thriving businesses. We provide services and advanced technologies to web, mobile app and advanced TV publishers of all sizes, including many of comScore’s global top 100, to help them monetize their content with demand from multiple buyers. Our server-side header bidding solutions are fast and reliable across devices, handling billions of queries per day, delivering ads in milliseconds. The result is more profitable advertising related systems for publishers and more relevant ads/content for customers.

We are seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to span across both third-party and first-party demand partner integrations across the APS ecosystem. In this role you will oversee launching, managing, optimizing, and scaling technical integrations across third-party bidders and first-party bidders. The ideal candidate will combine proven technical management, operational development, client-communication skills, and hands‑on experience with online advertising to launch and scale these partner integrations.

Key job responsibilities

• Own and develop processes for managing advertising technology services and bidders including evaluating, on-boarding, integrating, troubleshooting, and scaling.
• Identify areas for automation, improvement and scalability to support the technical integration backbone of Demand and Services and work with the team to drive these to execution.
• Drive features to optimize partner integrations and improve operational excellence by collaborating with Engineering, Product, and Account teams.
• Be the voice of the partner and translate partner feedback into product and engineering requirements.
• Own and analyze long-term vs. short-term opportunities and recommend the right trade-offs that will ultimately benefit our partners.
• Own technical agenda for business reviews with partners.
• Produce and oversee comprehensive technical documentation to simplify and scale partner integrations.
• Champion new product requirements and features for development.

Basic Qualifications

• 4+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
• 6+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
• 5+ Years of hands‑on experience in solutions architecture, software development or ad ops at top‑tier programmatic bidders (SSPs or DSPs).
• 5+ years of experience working with browser debugging tools such as Chrome Dev Tools, Charles Proxy or Wireshark.
• 5+ years of experience working with client‑side web technologies such as JavaScript, HTML, CSS.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of programmatic advertising space, including header bidding.
• Analytical and data-driven – familiarity with data analysis tools to process and analyze large data sets with AI or at least one database query language
• Familiarity with implementing and debugging OpenRTB protocol integrations.
• Experience working within software development or Internet-related industries

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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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.

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