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 team 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 an experienced software development engineer to architect and lead critical initiatives that will shape our technical direction. As an SDE you will:

Own and drive the technical strategy for major features and services making highimpact architectural decisions that affect multiple teams
Mentor junior engineers and cultivate engineering excellence within the team
Lead the design and implementation of complex distributed systems that scale to handle millions of requests
Collaborate with product managers and other technical leaders to define technical roadmaps and deliver solutions that align with business objectives
Drive best practices in software development including code quality testing automation and operational excellence
Identify and resolve technical risks before they impact the business
Partner with crossfunctional teams across Amazon Advertising to design and implement integrated solutions

You will be instrumental in delivering an endtoend solution that enables optimal retail metadata content in ads for the best customer experience. This role requires strong technical leadership system design expertise and the ability to balance longterm architectural goals with immediate business needs. Youll be expected to make significant technical contributions while also elevating the capabilities of your team members.

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

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

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 $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.