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Amazon Software Development Engineer II - Search Marketing in Seattle, Washington
Description
Are you interested in building internet's largest scale Search Marketing systems? Are you an engineer who likes to think big and use technology to solve real world business problems? If the answer to above questions is yes, then this opportunity is for you!
Amazon's Search Marketing team is looking for passionate Software Engineers to join us as we invest and expand in support of our exciting growth. Our team's mission is to connect our customers who start their shopping journeys on search engines and social media apps with the most engaging content, products and experiences that Amazon has to offer. Our team is responsible for developing systems that enable Amazon to automatically manage millions of Ads globally on multiple search engines through a single unified interface. Our long term vision is to make our service a one-stop solution to automatically manage ads across all available search engines. We are passionate about innovating and delighting our customers by helping them find products they are looking for, and our team is at the start of the journey to develop internet's largest scale Search Marketing systems.
Key job responsibilities
As a Software Development Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining systems that enable Amazon to interact with search advertising vendors like Google, Bing, Yahoo! JP etc. You will get to apply the latest AWS technologies to develop large scaled and distributed systems to provide the best advertising experience for our customers, while maximizing the return on our marketing investments. While working on projects, you will get opportunities to lead other SDEs and partner with Product and Marketing Managers to translate business requirements into working solutions. You will also be involved in influencing the teams technical direction and roadmap by participating in team's planning and prioritization process.
A day in the life
A typical day in the life would involve designing systems with AWS technologies to automatically manage our advertising portfolio, implementing new features provided by search advertisers and optimizing existing systems owned by the team. You will actively participate in team discussions during daily standups, design reviews and be part of technical decision making. You will work with Sr. SDEs and Principal Engineers to brainstorm ideas, get to learn from them along with mentoring other SDE's in the team. You will apply the appropriate design patterns and adopt engineering best practices to solve difficult problems and help us achieve our mission.
About the team
The Search Marketing team's mission is to help customers who start their shopping journeys on search engines and social media apps find what they're looking for, by serving them the right ad for the right product at the right time. To accomplish this, you will closely work with Software Engineers, Product and Marketing Managers from sister teams, and marketers and engineers from external companies to achieve the long term vision and overcome day-to-day challenges. You will help the team achieve it's mission by designing and implementing large scale systems that will serve as a foundation for next-gen Search Marketing systems.
Basic Qualifications
3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience programming with at least one software programming language
Preferred Qualifications
3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.