Software Dev Engineer II, 1P Audio Video Measurement

We build first-party measurement solutions that help advertisers understand the performance and impact of their audio and video campaigns across Amazon's advertising platforms—including Online Video Ads, Streaming TV, Live Sports, Sponsored Brands Video, Sponsored Display Video, and Audio Ads, which means our solutions must work at a massive scale. If you want to work on big data, this is a great place to be. We are seeking a proven and relentless individual who thrives while creating elegant solutions to complex problems in a fast-paced environment. As a Software Development Engineer II on the team, you will be responsible for the design, implementation, testing, and deployment of data-intensive analytical solution that will help steer the future of advertising. Our stack includes Spark (Scala), EMR, S3, Elasticsearch, JVM-based services, and job schedulers, and cluster management services that oversee our thousands of discrete daily executions. The list goes on and on, but we are always looking for meaningful improvements, so there is plenty of room to introduce new processes and technologies. You have razor-sharp architectural instincts and love to collaborate by bouncing ideas around with a similarly talented team. Our team believes in everyone being driven enough to not need a lot of structure throughout the day — this can translate directly into a low meeting volume with minimal interruptions when desired, or a stream of breakout sessions with like-minded colleagues. We want you to be able to innovate how you want to innovate. This role requires excellent analytical skills and attention to detail when it comes to hard engineering problems that force you to cut through ambiguity and establish creative solutions. About the team We are 1P Audio Video Measurement team, We build first-party measurement solutions that help advertisers understand the performance and impact of their audio and video campaigns across Amazon's advertising platforms—including Online Video Ads, Streaming TV, Live Sports, Sponsored Brands Video, Sponsored Display Video, and Audio Ads. Our vision is to build advertiser trust in Amazon 1P Audio Video measurement space and drive adoption of our measurement in ways that help us grow Amazon’s Ad businesses. We do this by providing both baseline and differentiated metrics that showcase the unique value proposition of Amazon’s Ads inventory. Basic 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 experience - 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience - Experience programming with at least one software programming language Preferred Qualifications: - 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. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit [ for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status. CAN, ON, Toronto - 114,800.00 - 191,800.00 CAD annually

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