Software Development Engineer, Conversational Ads Experience

Billions of ad impressions. Millions of clicks. Every single day. And we're just getting started.

The Conversational Ad Experiences team is redefining how shoppers discover, engage with, and build affinity for brands and products on Amazon — making every shopping moment beautiful, personal, and inspiring. We tackle complex engineering, optimization, econometric, and user-experience challenges to deliver relevant, visually compelling ad experiences to Amazon shoppers worldwide.

Our systems operate at massive scale — distributed ad serving with low-latency, high scalability, and availability, powering experiences for billions of shoppers and millions of advertisers globally. We're driving forward-thinking, strategic projects that shape both Amazon's architecture and business, helping advertisers of all sizes connect with customers during their most critical research and consideration moments.

If you want to build at the intersection of scale, personalization, and next-generation technology — this is where it's happening.

Key job responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain robust, large-scale services capable of processing millions of requests daily
• Solve complex software challenges leveraging technologies such as Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Partner with engineering, science, and business teams to design, implement, and launch personalized ad experiences
• Collaborate with senior SDEs and Principal Engineers to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions
• Contribute to the full software development lifecycle — from design through deployment and ongoing maintenance

About the team

The Sponsored Products and Brands (SPB) team at Amazon Ads is re-imagining the advertising landscape through generative AI technologies, revolutionizing how millions of customers discover products and engage with brands across Amazon.com and beyond. We are at the forefront of re-inventing advertising experiences, bridging human creativity with artificial intelligence to transform every aspect of the advertising lifecycle from ad creation and optimization to performance analysis and customer insights. We are a passionate group of innovators dedicated to developing responsible and intelligent AI technologies that balance the needs of advertisers, enhance the shopping experience, and strengthen the marketplace. If you're energized by solving complex challenges and pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI, join us in shaping the future of advertising.

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
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ 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
• Knowledge of Machine Learning and LLM fundamentals, including transformer architecture, training/inference lifecycles, and optimization techniques

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, NY, New York - 158,100.00 - 213,800.00 USD annually

USA, WA, SEATTLE - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually