Software Development Engineer, Device Ad Products & Personalization

Amazon • Sunnyvale, CA

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About The Position

Transform the future of device advertising by building innovative solutions that
power ad experiences for millions of customers. Device Ad Products is a business
initiative focused on monetizing Amazon-owned and operated devices. To achieve
this, we continuously expand and improve a premium advertising platform unlike
any that exists today.

The ideal candidate has deep expertise in designing distributed systems and
enjoys working on large-scale, high-performance data processing and real-time
optimization problems. You should be comfortable navigating ambiguous problem
spaces, making sound architectural decisions, and leading high-impact technical
initiatives. You will work with a range of programming languages, design
patterns, AWS services, and open-source frameworks to solve meaningful
engineering problems. Your work will directly contribute to ad performance
metrics that meet strict latency and data quality standards, ensuring timely and
accurate reporting for Device Ads advertisers.

As a Software Development Engineer, you will architect and implement robust
solutions, influence technical strategy, mentor other engineers, and collaborate
across Amazon. This role offers the opportunity to be part of an exceptional
engineering team that owns systems processing hundreds of millions of ad events
daily.

Requirements

• 4+ years of computer science fundamentals (object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving and complexity analysis) experience
• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 3+ years of programming using a modern programming language such as Java, C++, or C#, including object-oriented design experience
• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Actively participate in concept development and idea generation.
• Design, build, and iterate on solutions that express design intent, using appropriate tools and technologies.
• Work creatively within platform constraints to deliver high-quality customer experiences.
• Manage dependencies and bottlenecks within your scope, make sound trade-offs, and balance business needs with technical constraints.
• Communicate technical designs and progress clearly to peers and managers.
• Collaborate effectively within cross-functional teams, including SDMs, TPMs, SDEs, and PEs.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, design feedback, and day-to-day guidance.
• Own the operational health and metrics of the features and services you deliver.

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level