Sr. Software Development Engineer, Amazon Advertising Creative X

Amazon Advertising operates at the intersection of eCommerce and advertising offering a rich array of advertising solutions with the goal of helping our customers find and discover anything they want to buy. We help advertisers reach Amazon customers on Amazon owned and operated sites other high quality sites across the web and on millions of TV tablet and mobile devices. We start with the customer and work backwards in everything we do including advertising. If youre interested in leading a worldclass organization with a relentless focus on the customer youve come to the right place!

Our team within the Creative X org is focused on creating an engaging user experience through content and interactivity enrichment while helping advertisers reach their target audience at scale. Were seeking a principal software development engineer to architect lead and influence critical initiatives that will shape the technical direction across multiple teams. As a Senior SDE you will:

Define and drive technical strategy and architecture at the organizational level making highimpact decisions that influence multiple teams and services
Build and lead multiple teams of engineers fostering a culture of engineering excellence and innovation
Design and oversee the implementation of largescale distributed systems
Partner with senior leadership to define longterm technical vision and roadmaps that align with organizational objectives
Establish and champion best practices in software development including architectural patterns testing frameworks and operational excellence
Identify strategic technical opportunities and risks at the organizational level
Drive crossorganizational initiatives and build consensus across multiple stakeholder groups
Influence technical decisions beyond your immediate organization through thought leadership and mentorship
Lead the evaluation and adoption of new technologies that can provide strategic advantages

You will be instrumental in shaping the technical direction of Amazon Advertisings content and metadata systems while delivering scalable solutions that enhance customer experience. This role requires exceptional technical leadership extensive system design expertise and the ability to drive organizationallevel technical strategy while balancing immediate business needs. Youll be expected to make significant architectural decisions while building and leading highperforming engineering teams.

Key job responsibilities
Lead and define technical architecture across our organization making strategic decisions that influence the broader advertising technology ecosystem

Establish and drive engineering excellence at scale by defining architectural principles engineering standards and best practices that span multiple teams

Build and develop technical leadership across teams mentoring engineers and technical leads while fostering a culture of innovation and excellence

Own the technical strategy and execution of major initiatives that span multiple teams from conception through successful deployment

Partner with leadership to shape product strategy and technical direction providing architectural vision and guidance that aligns with longterm business objectives

Design and architect distributed systems at scale while ensuring reliability performance and cost efficiency across the organization

Lead organizationwide technical forums and architecture reviews driving alignment and consensus across multiple stakeholder groups and technical leaders

Identify strategic technical opportunities and risks at the organizational level developing comprehensive plans to address them before they impact business outcomes

Build and maintain strong partnerships across organizations influencing technical decisions and driving integration of complex systems at scale

Define and implement operational excellence standards across multiple teams establishing best practices for system observability reliability and incident management

Drive technological innovation at scale by evaluating emerging technologies and architectural patterns making strategic recommendations that provide competitive advantages

Influence product and technical roadmaps beyond immediate team boundaries ensuring technical decisions support broader organizational goals

Lead resolution for critical production issues establishing processes to prevent future occurrences

A day in the life
* Write/review code lead design discussions and ultimately deploy robust and high impact services.
* Work with stakeholders to find and implement solutions
* Mentor junior engineers raise the teams engineering practice bar and help build/grow the team.

5 years of noninternship professional software development experience
5 years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
5 years of leading design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience as a mentor tech lead or leading an engineering team

5 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 in Ads technology and product
Experience in building and integrating with highscale services
Knowledge of software development methodology and tools with demonstrated experience in a developer role
Excellent communication collaboration reporting analytical and problem solving skills
Experience with building accounting automation services

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $151300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $261500/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.