Software Development Engineer, Alexa Ads
Summary
Build scalable systems for conversational ads on Alexa devices, integrating real-time ad serving and streaming audio with cloud infrastructure to deliver voice-driven advertising experiences.
Join Alexa Advertising to own critical infrastructure supporting conversational ads on Amazon devices. You'll build scalable systems processing billions of ad opportunities annually, delivering world-class advertising experiences to millions of customers.
This role offers hands-on technical ownership of conversational ad systems, real-time ad serving pipelines, and conversational AI integration. You'll work with talented engineers solving complex distributed systems challenges while directly impacting a business.
Key job responsibilities
- Build innovative customer experiences utilizing cloud services, backend technologies, and real-time streaming infrastructure
- Develop high-quality software within a dynamic, team-oriented Agile environment supporting billions of annual ad opportunities
- Collaborate with Product, Applied Science, and cross-functional engineering teams to define and deliver innovative advertising products
- Optimize ad serving latency, cost, and business metrics for conversational advertising at scale
A day in the life
Your day will be filled with exciting technical challenges and collaborative problem-solving. You'll work alongside talented engineers designing sophisticated software solutions that power conversational advertising experiences across multiple endpoints. Expect to dive deep into distributed systems, real-time ad serving, streaming audio technologies, and cloud services, transforming innovative concepts into scalable infrastructure that millions will experience daily.
You'll tackle challenges like integrating ads into Alexa+ conversational experiences, building systems for interactive conversational ads that enable voice-driven customer actions, and optimizing ad delivery pipelines for targeting addressability and relevancy.
Your work will directly support initiatives to grow conversational advertiser base through generative AI-powered creative tools and expand conversational supply across new experiences.