Software Development Engineer, Amazon Advertising

This is a ground-up, greenfield build — no known answer, no pattern to follow. If you're energized by ambiguity and building from zero to one, keep reading.

What we're building:
- Simplified full-funnel advertising solutions powered by specialized agentic AI models
- Diversified demand across strategic verticals — finserv, autos, locals, and more
- New state-of-the-art products operating at internet scale
This is a startup team within Amazon Ads with an ambitious vision and the runway to innovate.

We're looking for a strong SDE who brings:
- A solid coding foundation with a proven track record of building at scale
- A willingness to challenge the status quo and raise the bar on every service and feature
- Excitement about partnering closely with a Principal Engineer and Scientists to shape technical strategy

Key job responsibilities
- Own it end-to-end — design, develop, launch, and maintain AI-powered advertising solutions and services
- Build the tools — evolve the frameworks, services, and infrastructure that power this new vertical
- Move fast — deliver results with bias for action on a business-critical initiative
- Simplify complexity — enable advertisers with streamlined, AI-powered offerings that just work

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

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 an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, NY, New York - 158,100.00 - 213,800.00 USD annually