Amazon Advertising is seeking a Software Development Engineer to join their confidential new advertising program that will have significant strategic impact on the Amazon Ads business. This role operates at the intersection of eCommerce and advertising, focusing on building innovative digital advertising solutions. You'll be working on a greenfield, high-impact initiative where you'll exercise your imagination and design skills.
As an SDE in this team, you'll be responsible for developing both real-time systems and big data paradigms, working with petabyte-scale data. You'll collaborate with technical teams across Amazon Ads to design and implement solutions, working backwards from customer needs. The role involves prototyping and developing new components using the latest event-driven and serverless technologies.
You'll work closely with scientists and economists to implement ML-based approaches, continuously iterating to improve effectiveness. The position offers the opportunity to deal with challenging technical problems while inventing new value propositions and scaling for growth. You'll be involved in evangelizing new features and communicating technical priorities to senior leadership.
The ideal candidate should have strong software development experience, with expertise in system design and architecture. You'll be part of a team that values innovation, technical excellence, and customer obsession. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to make a significant impact in the advertising technology space while working with cutting-edge technologies and massive scale data systems.
The role is based in Toronto and offers the chance to work on complex technical challenges while contributing to a strategically important initiative for Amazon's advertising business. You'll be expected to drive multiple initiatives as you gain experience in the space, making this an excellent opportunity for career growth and technical development.