This role is in the Cinder bidder team that builds and manages the bidding systems for Amazons DSP (demand-side platform) product within Amazon Ads business. Our systems respond to 200 billion requests daily from ad slots on both Amazon and non-Amazon properties and across all delivery channels viz. Display Online Video Streaming TV Video Digital Signs etc. We are continuously growing across all channels while maintaining response latencies in the milliseconds and maintaining high availability requirements close to 99.999%.
Our business and systems are constantly growing. Some of the new opportunities include Ads for Live Events expanded Streaming TV Ad opportunities both within and outside Amazons properties like Prime Video Freevee etc.. To meet the business growth and to build more efficient systems we are looking for an experienced Software Engineer in the Ad Tech industry that enjoys solving technical challenges at massive scale simplifying and eliminating complexity as well as demonstrate a high sense of ownership and the ability to drive solutions from inception to delivery.
We have a strong culture of innovation solving problems in creative ways and our track record of accomplishments speaks for itself. You will be joining a high-performing team at the core of the Amazon Ads ecosystem. You will be responsible for the entire development lifecycle from feature ideation to deployment to operational excellence. We will be counting on you to have strong technical skills - you should be able to design and build high-availability low-latency distributed systems that will service millions of users.
Key job responsibilities
As a Software Development Engineer in the Bidder team you will develop and own Tier1 services in the ADSPs bidding stack. Your job will be to work with multiple software engineers across teams Product and Program Managers to design and develop new ways of responding to ad opportunities with a highly relevant and optimal ad in the shortest amount of time. Youll measure your success by the quality of your execution the pace of innovation you help drive and the increased efficiency you deliver. If youre ready to make a difference at a company that matters and if you want huge challenges to tackle we would love to talk to you.
We are looking for a passionate hard-working and talented Software Engineer who has experience building innovative mission-critical high-volume low-latency applications especially in the Ad Tech industry. You will have an enormous opportunity to make a large impact on the design and architecture of cutting edge products used by the advertisers and advertising agencies large and small every day.
- 5 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
- 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.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit
for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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.