Software Development Manager, Ads AI Core Services, Builder Productivity

Job summary

DESCRIPTION Amazon is investing heavily in building a world class advertising business and we are responsible for defining and delivering a collection of self-service performance advertising products that drive discovery and sales. Our products are strategically important to our Retail and Marketplace businesses driving long term growth.

Qualifications

• scope technical solutions, and prioritize work across a broad surface area
• Make data-driven decisions by analyzing system performance, adoption metrics, and builder feedback to inform product direction and operational improvements
• Communicate clearly and persuasively with engineers, peers, and leadership through written documentation (PRFAQs, OP1 narratives, design docs), presentations, and discussions to align on strategy and execution.
• A day in the life
• As a Software Development Manager, you will assemble and lead a team of engineers to solve challenging technical and business problems.
• You are a customer-obsessed technical leader with sharp business acumen and a track record of building and growing engineering teams.
• You ship software and own the day-to-day maintenance and evolution of systems that serve the needs of our large and growing base of advertisers.
• We are looking for a leader who can thrive in a startup environment, thinks big, can move fast, and wants to change the way customers use data to drive business success.
• If you are passionate about creating the future, come join us as we work hard, have fun, and make history.
• 3+ years of engineering team management experience
• 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
• 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

Responsibilities

• Amazon is investing heavily in building a world class advertising business and we are responsible for defining and delivering a collection of self-service performance advertising products that drive discovery and sales.
• As a Software Development Manager, you'll assemble and mentor a team of engineers to deliver AI-native development
• Drive measurable impact on Ads builder productivity at scale: code review velocity, deployment frequency, time-to-production, and cross-team coordination overhead for 5,000+ engineers across Ads
• Evangelize and champion AI-native development across AIGC: run demos, office hours, publish success stories, and drive adoption through influence rather than authority
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders including product, platform, and partner engineering teams to define

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