Sr Software Engineer, Amazon Ads Exchange

Amazon Ad Exchange (AAX) is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their team working on high-scale, low-latency advertising systems. This role is at the heart of Amazon's advertising technology, handling millions of concurrent connections and processing transactions at massive scale.

The position involves working with AAX, a geographically distributed system that processes millions of transactions per second with strict latency requirements under 100ms. The team is responsible for ingesting ad opportunities from across the internet globally, focusing on efficiency and privacy-centric approaches to maximize ROI for advertiser customers.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies including Java, Rust, and Python, while implementing real-time systems from the ground up. The role requires deep expertise in performance optimization and system architecture, with every millisecond of latency being crucial to the system's success.

The position offers an excellent opportunity to work with industry standards like OpenRTB, VAST, and Native advertising protocols, while also contributing to the evolution of ad tech industry standards. You'll be part of a team that not only implements existing standards but also helps define new ones when necessary.

Key responsibilities include designing and implementing greenfield real-time systems, championing best practices in software development, and mentoring other team members. You'll be working on optimization challenges across both client and server systems, focusing on performance, maintainability, scalability, and extensibility.

The compensation package is competitive, ranging from $151,300 to $261,500 per year based on location, plus equity and comprehensive benefits. Amazon offers a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits as part of the total compensation package.

This role is perfect for someone who is passionate about high-performance computing, has deep experience in ad tech systems, and wants to work on problems at massive scale. You'll be joining a team that values technical excellence, innovation, and the ability to mentor others while working on systems that operate at AWS-scale.

Working at Amazon means being part of a company that values its leadership principles and maintains high standards for technical excellence. You'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact on advertising technology while working with some of the most sophisticated systems in the industry.