Job Description
Wren is an exciting advertising team in Amazon, responsible for removing barriers that prevent advertisers from accessing premium channels. We build systems for ad registration with both internal and external channels. We ensure that publishers can review creatives before they show on their channels, and that advertisers receive clear, actionable feedback on any rejections.
The team is seeking a talented and passionate software development engineer to join our welcoming and friendly team, based in our beautiful Edinburgh office.
You will work as part of a small agile team, supporting and further developing our supply enablement services.
As an engineer, you will be involved in every aspect of the process - from idea generation & technical design through to development & deployment - giving you a real sense of ownership. We build systems which meet high levels of performance, reliability, and scale.
You will have the freedom and encouragement to explore your own ideas and the reward of seeing your contributions benefit millions of Amazon customers worldwide.
Amazon is a place where builders can build. We're looking for engineers who can delight customers by continually learning and inventing. From day one, you'll be working with, and supported by experienced engineers.
Basic Qualifications
- Experience in professional, non-internship software development
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
- Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
- Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
- Knowledge of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms
- Experience in cloud computing technologies
- Experience with architecting highly available systems that utilize load balancing, horizontal scalability and high availability
- Experience with coding and scripting (in a language other than SQL) to transform and manipulate data
- Experience in technical leadership of development, testing, and implementation of large-scale, complex technology projects
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
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