Software Development Engineer

Amazon • New York, NY

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About The Position

The Sponsored Products and Brands team at Amazon Ads is re-imagining the
advertising landscape through generative AI technologies, revolutionizing how
millions of customers discover products and engage with brands across Amazon.com
and beyond. We are at the forefront of re-inventing advertising experiences,
bridging human creativity with artificial intelligence to transform every aspect
of the advertising lifecycle from ad creation and optimization to performance
analysis and customer insights. We are a passionate group of innovators
dedicated to developing responsible and intelligent AI technologies that balance
the needs of advertisers, enhance the shopping experience, and strengthen the
marketplace. If you're energized by solving complex challenges and pushing the
boundaries of what's possible with AI, join us in shaping the future of
advertising.

As a Software Development Engineer on the Sponsored Brands Impressions-based
Offerings team, you will work with a team of talented and experienced engineers,
scientists, and designers to help bring new products to market and ensure that
our customers are delighted by what we create. The Sponsored Brands
Impressions-based Offerings team is responsible for the design, development, and
implementation of Sponsored Brands Impressions-based Offerings team worldwide.

The Sponsored Brands Impressions-based Offerings team is responsible for
evolving the value proposition of Sponsored Brands to drive brand advertising in
retail media at scale, helping brands get discovered, acquire new customers and
sustainably grow customer lifetime value. We build end-to-end solutions that
enable brands to drive discovery, visibility and share of voice. This includes
building advertiser controls, shopper experiences, monetization strategies and
optimization features. We succeed when (1) shoppers discover, engage and build
affinity with brands and (2) brands can grow their business at scale with our
advertising products.

Requirements

• 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
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Nice To Haves

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Experience integrating GenAI tools, evaluating and refining GenAI outputs, and applying responsible AI practices to augment productivity and quality

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and operate large-scale distributed systems for Sponsored Brands Impressions-based Offerings.
• Apply Generative AI (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) to deliver more relevant, personalized advertiser and shopper experiences.
• Collaborate with applied scientists, product managers, and other engineers to define and deliver customer-focused solutions.
• Write high-quality, maintainable code and participate in design and code reviews.
• Drive operational excellence through monitoring, automation, and continuous improvement.

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
• Education Level: No Education Listed