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Software Development Engineer, Video Advertising Signals and Insights
Amazon
Marketing & Communications, Software Engineering
Austin, TX, USA
Posted on Mar 30, 2026
Description
Job Description
The Ads - Video Demand team is seeking a talented Software Development Engineer II to join our high-performing engineering team. You will work on building and scaling systems that power Amazon's video advertising platform, directly impacting how millions of customers discover products through video content.
As an SDE II on our team, you will design, develop, and maintain distributed systems that handle massive scale while ensuring low latency and high availability. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, data scientists, and other engineering teams to deliver innovative advertising solutions that drive business growth.
This role offers the opportunity to work on challenging technical problems in audience targeting, behavioral analysis, and real-time ad serving systems. You'll contribute to architectural decisions, mentor junior engineers, and help shape the technical direction of our products.
Key job responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable distributed systems for video advertising platforms
- Write clean, maintainable code with comprehensive testing and documentation
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices
- Collaborate with product and business teams to translate requirements into technical solutions
- Troubleshoot production issues and implement solutions to improve system reliability
- Contribute to operational excellence through monitoring, alerting, and automation
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team knowledge sharing
- Participate in on-call rotation to ensure system availability
About the team
The Ads - Video Demand team is responsible for building systems that power Amazon's video advertising platform. We work on challenging problems at the intersection of video technology, machine learning, and large-scale distributed systems. Our team values:
Operational Excellence: We maintain high availability systems with quick incident resolution
Innovation: We continuously explore new technologies and approaches to solve complex problems
Collaboration: We work closely with cross-functional partners across the organization
Growth: We invest in our team members' development and career progression
Work-Life Balance: We support flexible work arrangements and sustainable engineering practices