Software Development Engineer, Sponsored Products Auction

Advertisers will spend tens of billion dollars this year leveraging Amazon sponsored product advertising to help grow their business - and all ads go through the auction! As part of the SP Auction team organization our team focuses on improving the ad experience for both advertisers and shoppers. We are looking for exceptional software engineers to build the next generation of the auction service and and intelligent AI technologies that balance the needs of advertisers and the shopping experience.


Key job responsibilities
As a software engineer on our team you will:
- Design and build robust scalable software systems that enhance product experiences collaborating closely with cross-functional teams including product managers designers and other engineers
- Own the complete lifecycle of software development and deployment including system design implementation testing monitoring and maintenance of production services at scale

- Develop and implement scalable automated solutions for complex technical challenges including distributed systems APIs data pipelines and user-facing applications across multiple business initiatives

- Contribute directly to critical system components writing high-quality code that ensures engineering excellence in performance reliability and maintainability

- Design and execute experiments and analyses to evaluate software solutions ensuring data-driven optimization and measurable impact on product metrics and user experience

- Apply software engineering best practices to your work contribute technical insights to team discussions and help drive innovation in system architecture and development methodologies

- Collaborate with product managers designers and engineers to translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions that align with product objectives and user needs

- Create technical documentation and effectively communicate system designs implementation details and project outcomes to both technical teams and stakeholders

- Participate in code reviews share knowledge with team members and contribute to establishing engineering standards that promote code quality and team effectiveness

- Stay current with advancements in software engineering cloud technologies and development tools identifying opportunities to apply emerging technologies to solve real-world product challenges


About the team
The Sponsored Products and Brands (SPB) team at Amazon Ads is re-imagining the advertising landscape through advanced generative AI technologies revolutionizing how millions of customers discover products and engage with brands across and beyond. We are at the forefront of re-inventing advertising experiences bridging human creativity with artificial intelligence to transform every aspect of the advertising lifecycle from ad creation and optimization to performance analysis and customer insights. We are a passionate group of innovators dedicated to developing responsible and intelligent AI technologies that balance the needs of advertisers enhance the shopping experience and strengthen the marketplace. If youre energized by solving complex challenges and pushing the boundaries of whats possible with AI join us in shaping the future of advertising.

- 1 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language

- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience working with GenAI-powered development tools and agentic AI assistants (e.g. code generation AI-assisted debugging automated testing and documentation tools) to enhance software development productivity and code quality

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at NY New York - 158100.00 - 213800.00 USD annually