Sr. Software Development Engineer, Amazon Demand Side Platform, Forecasting
AmazonSr. Software Development Engineer, Amazon Demand Side Platform, Forecasting
AmazonLocation
New York, NY
Type
Full-time
Posted
9/16/2026
Compensation
$184,900 - $261,500 per year
Job description
Amazon Advertising is seeking a Senior Software Developer to work on its Analytics, Forecasting, and Optimization Platform. This role involves building end-to-end solutions for analyzing large datasets related to advertising. The team focuses on creating data pipelines, indexing systems, and optimization models to enhance advertising strategies. The position requires collaboration with talented engineers and offers opportunities to mentor junior team members.
Requirements
- 8+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 8+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming language
- 8+ years of experience in the full software development life cycle
- 4+ years of experience leading design or architecture of systems
- Experience with Machine Learning and Large Language Model fundamentals
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience in debugging, profiling, and implementing software engineering best practices
- Deep understanding of advertising technologies
Responsibilities
- Own backend data pipelines, indexing systems, and service & API layer application support
- Work closely with software and data science engineers to analyze petabytes of data
- Build systems and models to analyze supply and demand in advertising
- Analyze exchange bidding behavior and time series modeling
- Invent ways to overcome technical limitations for new analyses
- Investigate new technologies and champion their adoption within the team
- Mentor junior team members
- Participate in setting the vision and objectives for strategic Amazon goals
Benefits
- Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Amazon Com Services Llc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
3,290
FY2026
Approval rate
99.1%
FY2026
LCA certified
32,937
FY2026
Entry-level share
10.6%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
+9%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-44%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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