Software Development Engineer, Detail Page Allocation & Pricing

Amazon

World's leading e-commerce and technology company building a world-class advertising business.

Seattle, WA, USA

$129,300 - $223,600

Backend

Mid-Level Software Engineer

In-Person

3+ years of experience

AI · Enterprise SaaS · Advertising

Description For Software Development Engineer, Detail Page Allocation & Pricing

Amazon is seeking a talented Software Development Engineer to join their Detail Page Sponsored Products Allocation and Pricing team, part of their rapidly growing advertising business. This role sits at the intersection of technology and business optimization, where you'll be responsible for building sophisticated systems that serve billions of ad impressions daily.

The position offers an exciting opportunity to work on complex technical challenges in a high-stakes environment. You'll be designing and implementing mechanisms that optimize auction dynamics, balancing the needs of publishers, advertisers, and shoppers. The role involves working with cutting-edge technologies, including AWS infrastructure and machine learning systems, to process real-time data and make split-second decisions that impact Amazon's advertising ecosystem.

As a member of this team, you'll collaborate with Product Managers and Applied Scientists to solve intricate problems like real-time data processing, economic modeling of relevance metrics, and high-performance ad selection algorithms that need to operate at massive scale. The technical challenges are significant: you'll be building systems that need to select thousands of ads and place them optimally within milliseconds, billions of times per day.

The role requires someone who can thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and handle ambiguity well. You'll need strong analytical skills and the ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions. With Amazon's advertising business growing rapidly, you'll have numerous opportunities to make significant impacts and drive innovation.

The compensation is highly competitive, ranging from $129,300 to $223,600 based on location, plus additional benefits including equity, sign-on payments, and comprehensive medical and financial benefits. You'll be joining a motivated, collaborative, and fun-loving team with a bias for action and a mandate to experiment and innovate.

This role is perfect for someone who enjoys working on large-scale systems, has a passion for optimization problems, and wants to be part of shaping the future of digital advertising. You'll have the opportunity to work on meaningful projects that directly impact Amazon's retail and marketplace businesses while growing your technical expertise in areas like distributed systems, machine learning, and real-time data processing.

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Responsibilities For Software Development Engineer, Detail Page Allocation & Pricing

Design and build mechanisms to optimize auction trade-offs between publisher, advertiser and shopper concerns
Build technical solutions for complex business optimization problems
Implement real-time click and impression data processing systems
Design and implement ad serving systems for customer use cases
Implement AWS-based solutions and machine learning infrastructure
Integrate solutions with high volume and low latency distributed systems
Monitor and measure impact through rapid experimentation

Requirements For Software Development Engineer, Detail Page Allocation & Pricing

3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
2+ years of design or architecture experience
Experience programming with at least one software programming language
Experience with coding standards, code reviews, and source control management
Knowledge of design patterns, reliability and scaling

Benefits For Software Development Engineer, Detail Page Allocation & Pricing

Medical Insurance

Equity

Medical benefits
Financial benefits
Equity compensation
Sign-on payments
Comprehensive benefits package

Amazon

World's leading e-commerce and technology company building a world-class advertising business.

Seattle, WA, USA

$129,300 - $223,600

Backend

Mid-Level Software Engineer

In-Person

3+ years of experience

AI · Enterprise SaaS · Advertising

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