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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Development Engineer II - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $119,000.0 - $166,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Code Review, Data Structures, Software Debugging, Software Design Documents, Machine Learning, Performance Tuning, Software Construction, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, ReactJS, Kotlin, Api Design, Software Version Control - **Published:** September 16, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us5d0e6752a64bcfbf55ba1b4bf784d50d/eaa ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent related professional experience. * 2+ years of software development experience building and supporting production systems and services. * Experience owning components or services within a team, with responsibility for implementation, testing, deployment, and operational support. * Proficiency in software engineering fundamentals including coding, data structures, algorithms, debugging, and version control, with working knowledge of system design, low-level design, API design, and data modeling. Preferred languages include Java, Kotlin, React * Experience developing reliable, scalable applications and working across more than one technical area or service, with the ability to diagnose issues and deliver maintainable solutions. Preferred Qualifications: * Experience building software for advertising technology, marketplace, or other high-scale distributed platforms. * Demonstrated ability to improve service quality through observability, automation, performance tuning, and operational excellence practices. * Experience contributing to architecture or design discussions for services, APIs, event streaming, and data models within a team-owned domain. * Familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, or workflows, and experience applying AI/ML concepts in production-oriented software environments. * Experience using data and metrics to inform engineering decisions, prioritize improvements, and measure the impact of technical solutions. ## Description We are the Expedia Group Advertising team - as a global leader in travel industry advertising, we connect advertisers with millions of travelers. We are seeking a talented and results-driven Software Development Engineer II, Advertising Technology. In this role, you will work with a team of dedicated engineers to develop and enhance our next-generation advertising suite of products. Your technical expertise and collaborative approach will help deliver impactful solutions for advertisers and travelers worldwide. As a Software Development Engineer II, you will play a critical role in building and scaling high-performance systems that support Expedia Group's expanding advertising network. Your focus will be on designing innovative solutions, driving operational excellence, and contributing to the success of a collaborative engineering team. In this role, you will: * Design, build, test, and maintain scalable software solutions for advertising technology products and services, applying strong coding fundamentals and sound engineering practices. * Contribute to system design, low-level design, API design, and data modeling to deliver reliable, maintainable, and extensible solutions across multiple technical domains. * Collaborate with engineers, product, and partner teams to translate business needs into technical solutions that improve advertising platform capabilities and customer outcomes. * Own well-defined components and services, troubleshoot production issues, and improve operational health through monitoring, debugging, automation, and continuous improvement. * Write high-quality, secure, and well-tested code, participate in code reviews, and follow engineering standards that support performance, scalability, and resilience. * Safely integrate and operate AI/ML-enabled solutions that improve outcomes, including familiarity with AI-driven systems, tools, or workflows and applying AI/ML concepts to real world products. ## Related Videos - [API Design - Getting Started](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/33-api-design-getting-started) - [Watch Tests Go Brrrr! : Getting Started with Cypress in ReactJS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/282-watch-tests-go-brrrr-getting-started-with-cypress-in-reactjs) - [Kotlin Multiplatform - True power of native code reuse](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/4-kotlin-multiplatform-true-power-of-native-code-reuse) - [Fireside Chat with Werner Vogels, VP & CTO, Amazon.com & Daniel Gebler, CTO at Picnic](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1405-fireside-chat-with-werner-vogels-vp-cto-amazon-com-daniel-gebler-cto-at-picnic) - [Rest API Antipatterns](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100208-rest-api-antipatterns) - [Fireside Chat - In conversation with Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon.com](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100265-fireside-chat-in-conversation-with-werner-vogels-cto-of-amazon-com) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Best Countries for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/267-best-countries-for-software-engineers) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [What Jobs Can You Get with a Software Engineering Degree?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/398-what-jobs-can-you-get-with-a-software-engineering-degree) - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering)