Software Development Engineer, Ads Demand Tech, Forecasting and Guidance

Description

The Forecasting Insights and Guidance (FIG) team within Amazon Ads Demand Tech is seeking a software engineer to drive industry-leading campaign forecasting and recommendation solutions. This role sits at the intersection of ads technology (Agentic LLM), science, product, UI/UX, and business strategy, offering a unique opportunity to shape the future of forecasting and recommendations at scale.

You will design, build, and experiment with solutions that bridge forecasting and guidance algorithms with scalable, user‑centric applications. Your work will ensure technical architecture supports accurate predictions while delivering actionable insights through intuitive interfaces.

The ideal candidate demonstrates strong technical skills in distributed systems, possesses knowledge of both front‑end and back‑end technologies, and excels at collaborating across teams. You'll balance technical excellence with business acumen, partnering across organizations to deliver solutions that drive revenue growth.

This role offers the opportunity to lead complex technical initiatives, mentor team members, and make a significant impact on Amazon's advertising platform at scale.

• Design and implement scalable APIs and microservices for real‑time forecasting and recommendations
• Build Agentic LLM applications that visualize data and deliver intuitive user experiences
• Collaborate with scientists to translate statistical models and algorithms into production‑ready systems
• Develop efficient data pipelines and storage solutions to process large‑scale advertising campaign data
• Drive system performance improvements and operational excellence through monitoring, optimization, and best practices

Our team provides customer facing forecasting and recommendations for self‑service advertising customers throughout their campaign lifecycle journey. Our products educate customers on budget allocation opportunities, effective campaign setup, and optimizations. Accurate forecasting is critical to many growth initiatives across the business.

• 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
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants:
Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position.

These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

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USA, NY, New York -  -  USD annually