Software Engineer, Advertising, Demand Tech: Forecasting and Guidance

Amazon • Mountain View, CA

20h

About The Position

The Demand Forecasting and Guidance (DFG) 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.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level