About the position
Sponsored Brands (SB) as part of Amazon Advertising org is building world-class brand shopping experiences to define and deliver a collection of brand shopping products that drive long-term customer value. SB is on a mission to make Amazon the best in class destination for shoppers to discover, engage and build affinity with brands, making shopping beautiful, delightful & personal. We empower brands of all shapes and sizes to attract shoppers in the research and consideration phases of their shopping journey, through visually stunning, inspiring and relevant sponsored shopping experiences. In doing so, we deliver billions of ad impressions and millions of clicks daily, but are only just getting started. Our team scope is broad and impactful. Our team works on SB Ad Serving services - a low-latency, high TPS, distributed system. These services serve both billions of Amazon shoppers and millions of Advertisers internationally. We are working on multiple cross-org architectural and business projects with highest impact and visibility – all are critical, forward-looking, strategic opportunities for Amazon. Our vision is to make Amazon the best in class destination for shoppers to discover, engage and build affinity with brands, making shopping beautiful, delightful, & personal. As a software developer in this role, you will have the opportunity to partner with various teams within Amazon to contribute to this new experience, build new APIs and partner with scientists along the way. You will have an opportunity to work with senior engineers on the team for development of a unique and engaging feature to be used by millions of customers. Along the way, you’ll learn a lot, have fun and make a positive impact on millions of customers.
Requirements
- 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
Nice-to-haves
- 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
- Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
- Sharp problem solving skills and ability to convert ambiguous requirements to structured solutions and actions
- Experience communicating requirements and technical designs with both technical and non-technical audience including leadership
- Experience with Amazon Web Services, Machine Learning & Advertising is a plus
Benefits
- Equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package
- Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
