Software Development Engineer, Measurement, Ad Tech, and Data Science (MADS)

$129,300 - $223,600/Yr

Amazon - Santa Monica, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Santa Monica, CA

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About the position

The Software Development Engineer position in Measurement, Ad Tech, and Data Science (MADS) at Amazon involves building state-of-the-art products at a petabyte scale. The role focuses on developing highly distributed systems using open-source technologies and AWS services, providing measurement and reporting solutions across Amazon's advertising suite. The engineer will work with a team of experts to tackle complex technical challenges and contribute to the growth of Amazon Ads.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop software products for measurement and reporting across Amazon's advertising suite.
• Build next-generation systems using open-source technologies such as Spark and AWS services like EMR, Kinesis, and DynamoDB.
• Process billions of advertising conversion events daily, ensuring low latency and high availability.
• Apply big data technologies to manage terabytes of data and operate petabyte-sized clusters.
• Collaborate with multiple teams to deliver highly distributed systems at scale.

Requirements

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

Nice-to-haves

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards and code reviews.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on geographic location and experience.
• Equity and sign-on payments as part of total compensation package.
• Full range of medical, financial, and other benefits.