Software Development Engineer, Ads Creative Formats Job at Amazon in Seattle

Description

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 customers on Amazon owned and operated sites. We start with the customer and work backwards in everything we do, including advertising. If youre interested in joining a world-class advertising team with a relentless focus on the customer, youve come to the right place!

The Creative Formats Engineering team within Amazon advertising focuses on creating and optimizing user experiences that will improve Amazon users shopping journey while also helping Advertisers reach their target audience(s) at scale. We are looking for passionate, hard-working, and talented individuals to help ads continue to grow and evolve.

Key job responsibilities

* Collaborating closely with UX designers, product managers, and partner teams to ensure seamless integration of ad formats into customer experiences

* Designing and executing A/B tests and experimentation, analyzing results using engagement metrics and business metrics to inform data-driven decisions

* Crafting innovative and engaging front-end ad experiences

* Building low-latency, high-throughput rendering service components that meet our business needs

* Monitoring operational dashboards and metrics to ensure systems are running smoothly and efficiently

* Participating in code reviews, reviewing peers' code, and providing constructive feedback to improve overall code quality

* Attending and hosting design reviews, providing feedback to peers and collaborating on design decisions

* Mentoring and coaching junior engineers, sharing knowledge and expertise to help them grow

About the team

We're a team of engineers who are obsessed with building amazing things for our customers. We work in a fast-paced environment where creativity and experimentation are encouraged, and we're dedicated to delivering high-impact projects that drive revenue and customer engagement. Our team is made up of talented front-end and back-end engineers who are collaborative, curious, and always looking for ways to improve. If you're a fellow builder, maker, or problem-solver who is passionate about making a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Basic Qualifications

- 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

- Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence

Preferred Qualifications

- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/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 https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.