Software Development Engineer, Ads - Publisher Technology
AmazonSoftware Development Engineer, Ads - Publisher Technology
AmazonLocation
Palo Alto, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
10/15/2026
Compensation
$165,200 - $223,600 per year
Job description
As a Software Development Engineer on the PubTech Ad Serving team at Amazon, you will design and build distributed services that process real-time bid requests at scale. This role involves working across the ad serving stack, including publisher integrations and auction mechanics, to enhance publisher revenue and advertiser outcomes. You will be responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of the ad serving infrastructure. The team focuses on delivering tools that empower publishers while adhering to privacy regulations and brand safety standards.
Requirements
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
- 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
- 1+ years of experience in designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications
- 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience
Responsibilities
- Design and build reliable, low-latency services that process real-time OpenRTB bid requests across global regions.
- Architect and evolve publisher integrations across web, mobile, STV, and audio inventory types.
- Build auction and pricing infrastructure that maximizes publisher yield while enforcing buyer controls and privacy regulations.
- Drive reliability and observability improvements across the ad serving stack.
- Partner with engineers and product managers to deliver features that improve publisher yield and buyer experience.
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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