Software Development Engineer

Amazon is hiring a Software Development Engineer in Seattle, United States. It pays $144k-$194k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this software engineer role: aI is not part of the work.
Tools and skills the posting cites include NLP.
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Build the high-throughput, low-latency systems that power Sponsored Products and Brands (SPB) ads retrieval — handling billions of requests per day with millisecond response times to help shoppers discover new products they love and help advertisers grow their business on Amazon. You'll work at the intersection of search architecture, information retrieval, NLP, and deep learning at massive scale.

The SPB Search Sourcing Index team owns the Ads Searching, Selection, and Ads Matching systems within Sponsored Products and Brands — one of Amazon's fastest growing and most profitable businesses. Our solutions drive step increases in sponsored ad coverage across the retail website, ensuring relevant ads are served to hundreds of millions of Amazon customers. You'll design, build, and operate distributed systems that process massive datasets, meet strict SLA requirements, and break fresh ground in product and technical innovation every day. This is a high-growth team with a broad mandate to experiment and innovate — collaborative, fast-moving, and entrepreneurial.

Key job responsibilities
- Design, develop, and operate high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems handling billions of requests per day with millisecond response times
- Build and optimize ad searching, selection, and matching systems that drive relevant sponsored ad delivery across Amazon's retail surfaces
- Work with massive datasets using distributed frameworks to improve ad coverage, relevance, and performance
- Innovate in search architecture, information retrieval, NLP, and deep learning to advance ad matching capabilities
- Troubleshoot and support high-volume production systems while maintaining strict SLA requirements
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions that help shoppers discover products and help advertisers meet their business objectives
- Mentor junior engineers and guide them to deliver high-impact products and services

About the team
The Sponsored Products and Brands (SPB) team at Amazon Ads is re-imagining the advertising landscape through advanced generative AI technologies, revolutionizing how millions of customers discover products and engage with brands across Amazon.com and beyond. We are at the forefront of re-inventing advertising experiences, bridging human creativity with artificial intelligence to transform every aspect of the advertising lifecycle from ad creation and optimization to performance analysis and customer insights. We are a passionate group of innovators dedicated to developing responsible and intelligent AI technologies that balance the needs of advertisers, enhance the shopping experience, and strengthen the marketplace. If you're energized by solving complex challenges and pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI, join us in shaping the future of advertising.

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
- Experience working with Data & AI related technologies, including, but not limited to, AI/ML, GenAI, Analytics, Database, and/or Storage

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 at Amazon rates 6 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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

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