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Software Development Engineer

Amazon.com Inc
  • Seattle, WA
    4 days ago

    Job Description

    Build the high-throughput, low-latency systems that power Sponsored Products and Brands (SPB) ads retrieval - handling billions of requests per day with millisecond response times to help shoppers discover new products they love and help advertisers grow their business on Amazon. You"ll work at the intersection of search architecture, information retrieval, NLP, and deep learning at massive scale.

    The SPB Search Sourcing Index team owns the Ads Searching, Selection, and Ads Matching systems within Sponsored Products and Brands - one of Amazon"s fastest growing and most profitable businesses. Our solutions drive step increases in sponsored ad coverage across the retail website, ensuring relevant ads are served to hundreds of millions of Amazon customers. You"ll design, build, and operate distributed systems that process massive datasets, meet strict SLA requirements, and break fresh ground in product and technical innovation every day. This is a high-growth team with a broad mandate to experiment and innovate - collaborative, fast-moving, and entrepreneurial.

    Key job responsibilities

    • Design, develop, and operate high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems handling billions of requests per day with millisecond response times
    • Build and optimize ad searching, selection, and matching systems that drive relevant sponsored ad delivery across Amazon"s retail surfaces
    • Work with massive datasets using distributed frameworks to improve ad coverage, relevance, and performance
    • Innovate in search architecture, information retrieval, NLP, and deep learning to advance ad matching capabilities
    • Troubleshoot and support high-volume production systems while maintaining strict SLA requirements
    • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions that help shoppers discover products and help advertisers meet their business objectives
    • Mentor junior engineers and guide them to deliver high-impact products and services

    About the team

    The Sponsored Products and Brands (SPB) team at Amazon Ads is re-imagining the advertising landscape through advanced 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.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSeattle, WA
    IndustryRetail
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded1994
    Websitehttp://Amazon.com/militaryroles

    About Company

    At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

    Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.

    It’s Always Day 1
    At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here

    Our Leadership Principles
    Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles

    Skills

    • Advertisingunmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Business Growthunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Customer/Client Researchunmatched
    • Data Setsunmatched
    • Deep Learningunmatched
    • Distributed Computingunmatched
    • Entrepreneurshipunmatched
    • High Throughputunmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Information Architectureunmatched
    • Information Retrievalunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Natural Language Processing (NLP)unmatched
    • Performance Analysisunmatched
    • Production Systemsunmatched
    • Production Volumeunmatched
    • Retailunmatched
    • Search Engine Optimization (SEO)unmatched
    • Service Level Agreement (SLA)unmatched
    • Software Developmentunmatched
    • Software Engineeringunmatched
    • System Operationsunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched

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