Software Dev Engineer II, Amazon Demand Tech - Media Enablement Team

Imagine having the opportunity to directly shape the experiences of millions of Amazon customers every day. As part of our Advertising team youll do just that - designing building and maintaining the large-scale systems that power Amazons advertising offerings.

This is no ordinary software engineering role. Youll be tackling complex industry-defining challenges leveraging the right technologies to create reliable high-performance solutions. From decomposing ambiguous problems into clear straight-forward implementations to collaborating with product managers on new feature ideas every day will bring novel obstacles to overcome.

What makes this role unique For starters youll have the autonomy and experimentation of a start-up environment backed by the resources and scale of Amazon. Youll work closely with senior engineers learning from their expertise while also contributing your own innovative thinking. And youll see the direct impact of your work reflected in the experiences of Amazons vast customer base.

The ideal candidate has a proven track record of delivering new products and features with a deep understanding of computer science fundamentals experience building large-scale distributed systems and machine learning infrastructure. Youre a self-starter who thrives in fast-paced collaborative environments with strong verbal and written communication skills. Most importantly youre passionate about solving complex problems on behalf of customers.

In this role you will:

- Design develop test deploy deliver and maintain large-scale highly distributed systems that are core to Amazons Advertising stack.
- Have the opportunity to grow and broaden your technical skills as you work in an environment that thrives on creativity experimentation and product innovation.
- Functionally decompose complex problems into simple straight-forward solutions.
- Brainstorm with product management and partner teams about new ideas technical design and project plans; make data-driven decisions to inform product prioritization.
- Drive mission critical projects work with senior and principal engineers and mentor junior level engineers.
- Think out of the box!

If this sounds like the kind of challenge youre eager to take on wed love to hear from you. Join our team and help shape the future of Amazon Advertising.

Key job responsibilities
In this role you will:

*Design develop test deploy deliver and maintain large-scale highly distributed systems that are core to Amazons Advertising stack.
* Have the opportunity to grow and broaden your technical skills as you work in an environment that thrives on creativity experimentation and product innovation.
* Functionally decompose complex problems into simple straight-forward solutions.
* Brainstorm with product management and partner teams about new ideas technical design and project plans; make data-driven decisions to inform product prioritization.
* Drive mission critical projects work with senior and principal engineers and mentor junior level engineers.

If this sounds like the kind of challenge youre eager to take on wed love to hear from you. Join our team and help shape the future of Amazon Advertising.

About the team
Amazon Advertising is dedicated to driving measurable outcomes for brand advertisers agencies authors and entrepreneurs. Our ad solutions leverage Amazons innovations and insights to find attract and engage intended audiences throughout their daily journeys.

Work/Life Harmony
Our team puts a high value on work-life harmony. It isnt about how many hours you spend at home or at work; its about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures and were building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

- 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

- 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

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 job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on 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.