Software Development Engineer, Sponsored Brands Advertising

Amazon • Seattle, WA

6d

About The Position

Sponsored Brands (SB) as part of Amazon Advertising org is building world-class
brand shopping experiences to define and deliver a collection of brand shopping
products that drive long-term customer value. SB is on a mission to make Amazon
the best in class destination for shoppers to discover, engage and build
affinity with brands, making shopping beautiful, delightful & personal. We
empower brands of all shapes and sizes to attract shoppers in the research and
consideration phases of their shopping journey, through visually stunning,
inspiring and relevant sponsored shopping experiences. In doing so, we deliver
billions of ad impressions and millions of clicks daily, but are only just
getting started.

Our team scope is broad and impactful. Our team works on SB Ad Serving services
- a low-latency, high TPS, distributed system. These services serve both
billions of Amazon shoppers and millions of Advertisers internationally. We are
working on multiple cross-org architectural and business projects with highest
impact and visibility – all are critical, forward-looking, strategic
opportunities for Amazon. Our vision is to make Amazon the best in class
destination for shoppers to discover, engage and build affinity with brands ,
making shopping beautiful, delightful, & personal.

As a software developer in this role, you will develop highly scalable service
to process millions of requests per day and solve complex software systems
problems by leverage state-of-the-art technology like LLMs. You will partner
with various engineering and business teams to design, implement and launch
personalized ad experiences. You will have the opportunity to use latest
technologies used in search / advertising / E-commerce platforms. You will work
along with senior and PEs, learn, and grow while making a positive impact on
millions of customers.

About the team
The Sponsored Products and Brands (SPB) team at Amazon Ads is re-imagining the
advertising landscape through advanced 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.

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
• 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
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Knowledge of Machine Learning and LLM fundamentals, including transformer architecture, training/inference lifecycles, and optimization techniques

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