JobsSr. Software Development Engineer, Amazon Demand Side Platform, Forecasting
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Sr. Software Development Engineer, Amazon Demand Side Platform, Forecasting

Amazon

Location

New York, NY

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/16/2026

Compensation

$184,900 - $261,500 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.1% approval+9% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

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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