Amazon.com Services LLC

Advertising Technology

Sr.SoftwareEngineer,Amazon

$193–262k San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Sr. Software Engineer, Amazon at Amazon.com Services LLC. Skills: Ad serving systems, AWS technologies, Big data. Think big. Optimize publisher ecosystem”

Industry & Context.

Advertising Technology
Problems you'll solve

Technical trade-offs

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years software development experience, 5+ years programming experience, 5+ years leading design or architecture, Experience as a mentor, Experience as a tech lead, Experience leading an engineering team

Nice to Have

5+ years full SDLC experience, Bachelor's degree in computer science

What You'll Do.

Optimize publisher ecosystem

Propose larger projects

Understand business impact

Make technical trade-offs

Influence team strategy

Guide technology choices

Write easy-to-contribute code

Drive engineering best practices

Find best way forward

Contribute to professional development

Improve technical knowledge

Improve engineering practices

Ensure team is stronger

Ensure team success without presence

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Coaching junior engineers

Full Job Description

Amazon Advertising is dedicated to driving measurable outcomes for brand advertisers, agencies, authors, and entrepreneurs. Our ad solutions—including sponsored, display, video, and custom ads—leverage Amazon’s innovations and insights to find, attract, and engage intended audiences throughout their daily journeys. With a range of flexible pricing and buying models, including self-service, managed service, and programmatic ad buying, these solutions help businesses build brand awareness, increase product sales, and more. We are looking for a talented Senior Software Development engineer to join a high-caliber team delivering products and services for Amazon AdTech supply business. This role is for you if are self-driven, experienced, motivated software engineer with a proven track record of building low-latency / high volume ad serving systems and services. You insist on high standards when it comes to operational excellence and grow junior engineers to become future senior engineers through coaching and leading with empathy. Bonus if you are also comfortable handling big data queries and analytics - that is an integral part of what we do. We use Java and AWS technologies heavily. In this role, you will: - Think big, bringing fresh ideas and interactions optimizes for a healthier publisher ecosystem. - You take a long-term view of architecture, proactively fixing deficiencies and/or proposing larger projects. - You understand the business impact of your systems and show good judgment when making technical trade-offs. - You are a key influencer in team strategy. - You bring perspective and provide context to guide future technology choices. - Your code submissions and approach to work are exemplary. You write software that is easy for others to contribute to. - You drive engineering best practices (e.g., Operational Excellence, Security, Quality, etc.) and set standards. - When confronted with discordant views, you are able to find the best way forward and influence

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