Software Development Engineer, Measurement, Ad Tech, and Data Science (MADS) Foundations- Traffic
Amazon· Measurement, AdTech, and Data Science (MADS) Foundations
Seattle$143.7k - $194.4kFull-timePosted yesterday
About the role
Design, develop, and operate Spark-based data pipelines and publication systems for Amazon Ads Traffic, ensuring data freshness and accuracy under tier-one SLAs. Contribute to compliance (GDPR, ePrivacy), scalability for high-traffic events, and collaborate across Ads and identity-owning upstream systems.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop features across Spark-based EMR pipelines, decoration jobs, and publication systems that process hundreds of billions of ad events daily
- Deliver end to end across the full development lifecycle — from requirements and system design through implementation, testing, deployment, and operations under tier-one SLAs
- Navigate technical problems with competing constraints — regulatory deadlines, performance requirements, cost targets, and cross-org dependencies — and propose well-reasoned solutions
- Collaborate with engineers across Ads, Customer Trust, and identity-owning upstream systems to ensure Traffic's design decisions support downstream consumers
- Contribute to compliance initiatives (GDPR, ePrivacy) and scalability efforts for high-traffic events like live sports
- Maintain sound operational practices — alarms, telemetry, runbooks — for a system where data freshness and accuracy directly impact billing
- Mentor peers through design reviews, code reviews, and knowledge sharing
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
- 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl
- 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
Skills
Required:Software developmentDesign and architectureDistributed systemsObject Oriented Design
Benefits
- Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
- Life insurance and optional supplemental life plans
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and mental health support
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off and parental leave
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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