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Principal Software Engineer, Prime Video Advertising

Amazon

New York, NY
Full Time
Senior
180k-311k
11 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Prime Video is transforming how customers discover and experience entertainment. We are a premium streaming service offering an endless selection of movies, TV shows, sports, and more - all tailored to each customer's unique interests. Our vast library includes thousands of popular movies and TV series, critically-acclaimed Amazon Originals, exciting live sports, and exclusive content you won't find anywhere else. With Prime Video, customers can easily find their next favorite show, rent or buy new releases, or subscribe to premium add-on channels - all within a seamless, personalized experience. Prime Video is available globally in over 240 countries and territories, bringing the best of entertainment to customers worldwide. We are passionate storytellers committed to fostering connections between creators and audiences through unforgettable viewing experiences. The Prime Video Advertising team is at the forefront of revolutionizing the streaming advertising landscape. Our mission is to deliver ad tech solutions that power Prime Video's rapidly growing advertising business. We focus on a wide range of critical areas including ad ingestion, ad delivery, client-side ad experiences, machine learning-driven optimization, ad tracking, and audience measurement. We're responsible for advertising across video-on-demand (VOD), live streaming, and display ads on Prime Video, delivering value to both advertisers and viewers worldwide. As a Principal Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of streaming advertising technology. In this new organization that's experiencing rapid growth, you'll be responsible for elevating our existing systems, driving architectural decisions, and defining new services that will power our next phase of growth. You'll have the unique opportunity to shape the technical vision for Prime Video Advertising across multiple organizations and domains. Your expertise will be crucial in scaling our systems, and architecting solutions that will support our ambitious growth targets while maintaining a delightful customer experience. This role offers the chance to make a lasting impact on one of the world's largest streaming advertising platforms during a period of rapid growth.

Key Responsibilities

  • Elevate existing systems and drive architectural decisions for Prime Video Advertising technology.
  • Define and develop new services to support the next phase of growth.
  • Shape the technical vision for Prime Video Advertising across multiple organizations and domains.
  • Scale systems and architect solutions that support ambitious growth targets while maintaining a high-quality customer experience.

Requirements

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

Nice to Have

  • Master's degree in computer science or equivalent.
  • Experience designing and building large-scale systems in a multi-tiered, distributed environment (Service Oriented Architecture).
  • Experience with Advertising Technology.
  • Experience with AWS infrastructure and services.

Qualifications

  • Educational background in computer science or related field (preferred but not explicitly required).

Benefits & Perks

  • Competitive salary ranging from $180,100/year to $311,200/year depending on location and experience.
  • Equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided.
  • Full range of medical, financial, and other benefits.

Working at Amazon

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Job Details

Posted AtJul 16, 2025
Salary180k-311k
Job TypeFull Time
ExperienceSenior

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