Software Development Engineer, Alexa Ads

DESCRIPTION:

Build the technical foundation powering audio advertising across Amazon Devices.

Join Alexa Advertising to own critical infrastructure supporting audio ads on Echo devices and future sponsored audio content in Alexa+ conversations. You'll build scalable systems processing billions of ad opportunities annually, delivering world-class advertising experiences to millions of customers.

This role offers hands-on technical ownership of audio ad systems, real-time ad serving pipelines, and conversational AI integration. You'll work with talented engineers solving complex distributed systems challenges while directly impacting a business.

Key job responsibilities
* Design and implement scalable full-stack technologies supporting audio and conversational ads
* Build innovative customer experiences utilizing cloud services, backend technologies, and real-time streaming infrastructure
* Develop high-quality software within a dynamic, team-oriented Agile environment supporting billions of annual ad opportunities
* Architect solutions enhancing ad targeting, personalization, and interactive voice experiences
* Collaborate with Product, Applied Science, and cross-functional engineering teams to define and deliver innovative advertising products
* Optimize ad serving latency, cost, and business metrics for audio advertising at scale

A day in the life
Your day will be filled with exciting technical challenges and collaborative problem-solving. You'll work alongside talented engineers designing sophisticated software solutions that power audio advertising experiences across multiple endpoints. Expect to dive deep into distributed systems, real-time ad serving, streaming audio technologies, and cloud services, transforming innovative concepts into scalable infrastructure that millions will experience daily.

You'll tackle challenges like integrating audio ads into Alexa+ conversational experiences, building systems for interactive audio ads that enable voice-driven customer actions, and optimizing ad delivery pipelines for targeting addressability and relevancy.

Your work will directly support initiatives to grow audio advertiser base through generative AI-powered creative tools and expand audio supply across new experiences.

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

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