Software Development Engineer II - Machine Learning, Amazon

$129,300 - $223,600/Yr

Amazon - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Seattle, WA

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About the position

As a Software Development Engineer II in Machine Learning at Amazon, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the advertising business by developing scalable machine-learning pipelines and online serving systems. This position involves collaborating with machine learning scientists to create innovative solutions that improve ad relevance and customer experiences. You will be responsible for the technical direction of projects, contributing to all aspects of the software lifecycle, and driving continuous innovation in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, troubleshoot, and support scalable machine-learning pipelines and online serving systems.
• Contribute to the technical direction of offerings and solutions within the performance advertising organization.
• Work closely with applied scientists to optimize the performance of machine-learning models and infrastructure.
• Implement end-to-end solutions for ad sourcing, ranking, and qualification using machine learning models.
• Participate in all aspects of the software lifecycle, including design, experimentation, implementation, and testing.

Requirements

• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems.
• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

Nice-to-haves

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Experience in machine learning, data mining, information retrieval, statistics, or natural language processing.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on market location and experience.
• Equity and sign-on payments may be included in the compensation package.
• Full range of medical, financial, and other benefits.