Software Development Engineer

• Design and implement scalable APIs and microservices for real-time forecasting and recommendations
• Build Agentic LLM applications that visualize data and deliver intuitive user experiences
• Collaborate with scientists to translate statistical models and algorithms into production-ready systems
• Develop efficient data pipelines and storage solutions to process large-scale advertising campaign data
• Drive system performance improvements and operational excellence through monitoring, optimization, and best practices

About the team

Our team provides customer facing forecasting and recommendations for self-service advertising customers throughout their campaign lifecycle journey. Our products educate customers on budget allocation opportunities, effective campaign setup, and optimizations. Accurate forecasting is critical to many growth initiatives across the business.

The ideal candidate demonstrates strong technical skills in distributed systems, possesses knowledge of both front-end and back-end technologies, and excels at collaborating across teams. You”ll balance technical excellence with business acumen, partnering across organizations to deliver solutions that drive revenue growth., Advertising, Algorithms, Application Programming Interface (API), Best Practices, Budget Management, Business Skills, Business Strategy, Campaigns, Customer Relations, Customer Training, Data Management, Data Storage, Data Visualization Tools, Demand Forecasting/Planning, Distributed Computing, Forecasting, Mentoring, Microservices, Operational Improvement, Performance Management, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Production Systems, Revenue Growth, Software Development, Software Engineering, Statistical Algorithms, Statistical Modeling, Technical Support, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)

The Forecasting Insights and Guidance (FIG) team within Amazon Ads Demand Tech is seeking a software engineer to drive industry-leading campaign forecasting and recommendation solutions. This role sits at the intersection of ads technology (Agentic LLM), science, product, UI/UX, and business strategy, offering a unique opportunity to shape the future of forecasting and recommendations at scale.

You will design, build, and experiment with solutions that bridge forecasting and guidance algorithms with scalable, user-centric applications. Your work will ensure technical architecture supports accurate predictions while delivering actionable insights through intuitive interfaces., Amazon.com Inc At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

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Company Size: 10,000 employees or more

Industry: Retail