Software Development Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Software Development Engineer (AI): Designing, developing, and operating large-scale distributed systems for advertising, leveraging advanced generative AI technologies and LLMs to redefine product discovery and brand engagement. Focus on optimizing data pipelines, improving ad retrieval and allocation, and delivering personalized, contextually aware shopping experiences at massive scale.

Location: Onsite in Palo Alto, CA or Seattle, WA, USA

Salary: $143,700–$223,600 USD annually (depending on location)

Company

Amazon Ads' Sponsored Products and Brands team is re-imagining the advertising landscape through advanced generative AI technologies, revolutionizing how customers discover products and engage with brands across Amazon.com and beyond.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and operate large-scale distributed systems for Sponsored Products and Brands advertising.
• Build and optimize data pipelines and services to improve ad retrieval, allocation, and recommendations.
• Apply Generative AI (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) to deliver more relevant, personalized ad and shopping experiences.
• Collaborate with applied scientists, product managers, and other engineers to define and deliver customer-focused solutions.
• Write high-quality, maintainable code and participate in design and code reviews.
• Drive operational excellence through monitoring, automation, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Knowledge of programming languages such as C/C++, Python, Java or Perl.
• Experience in computer science fundamentals (object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving and complexity analysis).
• Must have legal authorization to work in the US.

Nice to have

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, testing, and operations.
• Master's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Knowledge of one or more ML Frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow) and ML methods including NLP and computer vision models.
• Experience building large-scale machine learning models and infrastructure for online recommendation, ads ranking, personalization, or search.
• Experience with AWS services or other cloud offerings.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.
• Opportunity to work on frontier AI to solve real-world problems at massive scale and impact.
• Be part of a passionate group dedicated to developing responsible and intelligent AI technologies.
• Inclusive culture empowering Amazonians to deliver the best results for customers.
• Join a team shaping the future of advertising engineering.