Principal Software Engineer, Demand Forecasting & Guidance

Description The Demand Forecasting and Guidance (DFG) team within Amazon Ads DSP is looking for a Principal Engineer to lead the evolution of our forecasting infrastructure and lead the foundations of our guidance skills agent.

As a Principal Engineer within DFG, you will be responsible for leading the evolution of our complex and business critical infrastructure which feeds all of the forecasting models. Our forecasting infrastructure analyzes billions of bid requests per day to precisely predict how different campaign configurations will perform. Customers rely on these forecasting models to determine how they allocate budgets to our advertising products and configure their advertising campaigns. The guidance skills agent will play a key role in advertiser success, taking a more interactive approach to our traditional forecasting and recommendations. You will work closely with applied scientists, software engineers, and product managers to lead the evolution of our product.

Key job responsibilities

As a Principal Software Engineer, You Will

• serve as a technical leader on our most demanding, cross-functional projects
• advocate for expert knowledge in performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, and engineering best practices
• influence technical decisions across multiple teams
• design forward looking technology that anticipates the needs of the evolving business

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• Knowledge of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing and building large-scale systems in a multi-tiered, distributed environment (Service Oriented Architecture)

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. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Palo Alto - 230,100.00 - 311,200.00 USD annually

USA, NY, New York - 220,100.00 - 297,700.00 USD annually

USA, WA, SEATTLE - 200,100.00 - 270,600.00 USD annually

Company

• Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A3136859