Data Engineer, Amazon Ads

This is a ground-up greenfield build Finance for one of Amazon Ads newest bets in the agentic space. No legacy pipelines no inherited dashboards no pattern to follow. If youre energized by shaping data infrastructure from zero to one inside a fast-moving org keep reading.

What were building:

- A finance data platform powering the FAIM org (Full-Funnel Agentic Intelligence & Models) the team building the next generation of agentic AI advertising products
- Pipelines and models that turn raw data into decisions for greenfield products
- Self-service reporting that scales spanning Engineering Science PM-T and Design across multiple AI native advertising products

This is a startup team within Amazon Ads Finance with an ambitious vision and the runway to build it right the first time.

Were looking for a senior Data Engineer who brings:

- Deep SQL fluency and 3 years architecting and operating production ETL on Redshift Andes or equivalent at scale
- Hands-on depth with the Amazon data stack Datanet/ETLM Cradle Andes 3.0 Redshift Spectrum EDX and QuickSight (SPICE)
- Strong dimensional data modeling judgment fact/dim design SCDs and the experience to make the right denormalization partitioning and lifecycle calls without supervision
- Python (or equivalent) for orchestration data quality automation and pipeline tooling beyond SQL
- A willingness to set the bar define data quality lineage SLA and reliability standards for the org and hold the line on them
- The ability to operate in ambiguity turn open-ended finance and program questions into durable data products with minimal scoping help
- Excitement about leading the data partnership with Finance Managers PM-Ts Scientists and Engineering and mentoring more junior engineers as the team grows
- AI-native experience for automation and defect/opportunity identification using tools such as Kiro Claude Code or equivalent


Key job responsibilities
- Own it end-to-end set the technical direction for the FAIM data warehouse ETL pipelines and reporting layer
- Build the tools architect and operate Datanet/ETLM jobs Cradle profiles Andes datasets and dashboards that finance partners trust as source of truth
- Land the data integrate telemetry from across Amazons data ecosystem (Andes subscriptions EDX S3 internal services) into a clean query-ready layer
- Move fast deliver on OP1/OP2 cycles MBR/QBR rhythms and ad-hoc executive asks with bias for action
- Simplify complexity turn messy multi-source data into well-documented dimensional models that scale with the org
- Raise the bar drive code and design reviews and set data quality and pipeline reliability standards


- 3 years of data engineering experience
- 1 years of developing and operating large-scale data structures for business intelligence analytics using ETL/ELT processes experience
- 1 years of developing and operating large-scale data structures for business intelligence analytics using data modeling experience
- 1 years of developing and operating large-scale data structures for business intelligence analytics using SQL experience
- Experience with data modeling warehousing and building ETL pipelines

- Experience with AWS technologies like Redshift S3 AWS Glue EMR Kinesis FireHose Lambda and IAM roles and permissions
- Experience with non-relational databases / data stores (object storage document or key-value stores graph databases column-family databases)

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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 - 145300.00 - 196600.00 USD annually
USA WA SEATTLE - 132100.00 - 178800.00 USD annually