Software Development Engineer, Amazon Advertising

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Design and implement software solutions and generative AI features for SpektrBot, an AI-backed chat assistant for Amazon Ads data.

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SpektrBot is an AI-backed chat assistant for Amazon Ads designed to help business quickly access and analyze advertising data without needing technical skills or extensive support. It simplifies the process of retrieving business insights by allowing users to ask questions in natural language, enabling them to gain answers about ad performance, revenue, and other key metrics efficiently. By streamlining data exploration, SpektrBot enhances decision-making for various teams, such as Finance, Product Management, and Sales, reducing the time spent searching through reports and dashboards.

As a Software Engineer at SpektrBot, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our AI-backed chat assistant designed to streamline access to Ads data and insights for business users. You will drive innovation and facilitate the adoption of Generative AI technologies within the advertising space.

Key job responsibilities
- Drive the technical direction of SpektrBot by designing and implementing robust software solutions that leverage technologies.
- Take ownership of execution, ensuring quality and performance meet our high standards while delivering impactful business insights.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams including Finance, Business Analysts, Product Managers, and Sales Managers to dissamgiguate business requirements and translate them into technical requirements.
- Experiment and innovate within a highly motivated team environment, contributing to the continuous enhancement of our self-service tools and products.
- Mentor junior engineers in full software development life cycle activities including coding, troubleshooting.

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
- Experience in machine learning, data mining, information retrieval, statistics or natural language processing
- Experience in software development, or experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities and experience in Database like NoSQL

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

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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, WA, SEATTLE - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

How we rate this

Software Development Engineer, Amazon Advertising at Amazon rates 85 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Builds AI (AI Level 4 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Builds AI. The job is building AI systems.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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