Software Development Engineer, Sponsored Products, Scaled Controls

World's leading e-commerce and technology company building a world-class advertising business.
Backend
Mid-Level Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
3+ years of experience
AI · Enterprise SaaS · Advertising

Description For Software Development Engineer, Sponsored Products, Scaled Controls

Amazon's Sponsored Products team is seeking a talented Software Development Engineer to join their Scaled Controls team. This role sits at the intersection of advertising technology and e-commerce, working on strategically important products that drive discovery and sales for Amazon's Retail and Marketplace businesses.

The position offers an exciting opportunity to work on high-impact systems that deliver billions of ad impressions and millions of clicks daily. You'll be part of a team that owns Sponsored Products APIs and delivers features that drive performance at scale. The role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring expertise in building scalable systems, machine learning applications, and robust APIs.

As a key member of the team, you'll be responsible for designing and implementing solutions that help partners scale their advertising operations effectively. You'll work with vast amounts of data, deploying advanced analytics and machine learning algorithms to automate marketing strategies and increase advertiser sales. The role demands strong technical skills in building prediction services and recommendation engines that can handle massive throughput under tight latency constraints.

The team operates with a startup mentality within Amazon's larger organization, offering the unique combination of entrepreneurial spirit with the resources of a major tech company. You'll have significant autonomy and ownership, working in a fast-paced environment with numerous growth opportunities. The role requires someone who is both technically strong and capable of leading teams, with a focus on delivering customer value through innovative solutions.

This is an excellent opportunity for engineers who want to make a direct impact on Amazon's advertising business while working with cutting-edge technologies and scaling systems to meet the demands of one of the world's largest e-commerce platforms. The role offers exposure to complex technical challenges, leadership opportunities, and the chance to shape the future of advertising technology at Amazon.

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Responsibilities For Software Development Engineer, Sponsored Products, Scaled Controls

  • Design highly scalable APIs and implement controls to help partners scale
  • Deploy advanced analytics and machine learning algorithms to automate advertisers marketing strategies
  • Build robust predicting services and recommendation engines
  • Own technical vision and direction for the team
  • Collaborate on product direction with cross-functional teams
  • Maintain and operate services 24x7x365
  • Lead and grow the engineering team

Requirements For Software Development Engineer, Sponsored Products, Scaled Controls

Java
Python
  • 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience
  • 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language
  • Experience with system design patterns, reliability and scaling

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