Senior Software Development Engineer, Amazon Ads

The Cinder team in Amazon Ads is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to join their high-scale advertising technology organization. This role is central to Amazon's advertising infrastructure, working on core bidding systems that process hundreds of billions of ad requests daily. The team is responsible for delivering ads across Amazon's properties and external publishers, with a focus on scalability, extensibility, and privacy.

The position offers an opportunity to work on systems that directly impact Amazon's advertising business, balancing the needs of advertisers, publishers, and consumers. You'll be working with real-time systems that require millisecond-level response times and offline systems processing millions of configuration changes daily. The role involves collaboration with dozens of internal business teams and external customers including publishers, broadcasters, and advertisers.

As a senior engineer, you'll be expected to drive technical design decisions, mentor other team members, and lead initiatives to improve system reliability and efficiency. The ideal candidate should have experience with high-performance distributed systems and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.

The compensation package includes a competitive base salary ranging from $151,300 to $261,500 depending on location, plus equity and comprehensive benefits. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced engineers who want to work on large-scale advertising technology while having a significant impact on Amazon's advertising business.

The role requires strong technical skills, excellent problem-solving abilities, and the capacity to work effectively with teams across the organization. You'll be part of a team that values innovation, technical excellence, and continuous improvement, while working on systems that operate at massive scale.