Amazon Advertising is seeking a Software Development Engineer (SDE) to join our dynamic organization. As one of the fastestgrowing businesses at Amazon we are revolutionizing how advertisers connect with customers across Amazons retail websites devices and thirdparty tools.
The Ads Console Security team owns critical security infrastructure that safeguards Amazons advertising platform through robust authentication and authorization systems. Our charter encompasses internal user security signin experiences and Single SignOn (SSO) solutions that protect advertising services and sensitive data. We build and maintain scalable security systems that enable secure access while ensuring seamless user experiences.
We are looking for an exceptional engineer who thrives on solving complex security challenges and can drive technical innovation in a fastpaced environment. The ideal candidate should have deep expertise in designing distributed systems with a strong focus on security scalability and reliability. You should excel at navigating ambiguous problem spaces making sound architectural decisions and leading highimpact technical initiatives. As a member of the team you will not only architect and implement robust security solutions but also influence technical strategy mentor other engineers and collaborate with teams across Amazon to elevate our security standards. This role offers the opportunity to make significant contributions to critical infrastructure that secures one of Amazons fastestgrowing businesses.
Key job responsibilities
Actively take part in concept development and idea generation.
Build and iterate that express design intent using the best and most appropriate tools and techniques for the task.
Be able to work creatively through and around perceived limitations and/or challenges imposed by the delivery platform to create delightful experiences for customers.
Effectively manage dependencies and bottlenecks anticipate and make tradeoffs balance the business need versus technical constraints while building great customer experience
Effectively present work to all levels of the leadership.
Be an effective collaborator in a crossfunctional team of SDMs TPMs FEEs SDEs and PEs
Mentor and develop junior developers.
Own all operational metrics for your product
3 years of noninternship professional software development experience
2 years of noninternship design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience programming with at least one software programming language
Experience building scalable infrastructure software with a distributed systems with a service based approach.
Experience defining system architectures and exploring technical feasibility tradeoffs.
Experience developing cloud software services and an understanding of design for scalability performance and reliability.
Development experience defining developing and maintaining REST based interfaces
3 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
Experience developing cloud software services and an understanding of design for scalability performance and reliability.
Excellence in technical communication with peers and nontechnical cohorts
Demonstrated ability to mentor other software developers to maintain architectural vision and software quality
Strong sense of ownership urgency and drive
Demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast pace environment
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.