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Manager III, Software Development, Ad Services

Amazon · New York, New York, USA · On-site

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About Amazon

Backed by Kleiner Perkins and Madrona.

About the role

Lead the engineering team building the support experiences that make millions of advertisers confident and competent with Amazon Ads — owning the strategic direction, 1-2 year roadmap, and system architecture for products that are contextually relevant, easy to discover, and predictive of users' needs. You'll combine technical depth with strong people leadership to grow engineers, shape team culture, and deliver meaningful business impact.

More about this role

Lead the engineering team building the support experiences that make millions of advertisers confident and competent with Amazon Ads — owning the strategic direction, 1-2 year roadmap, and system architecture for products that are contextually relevant, easy to discover, and predictive of users' needs. You'll combine technical depth with strong people leadership to grow engineers, shape team culture, and deliver meaningful business impact.

The Ad Services team builds support experiences integrated into the advertiser's workflow — carefully balanced between self-service options and personalized assistance, context-aware, and designed to drive end-user productivity regardless of prior experience or knowledge. You will own the full software lifecycle for your team's systems — from design and architecture through deployment and ongoing operations. You'll define roadmaps that align with broader organizational goals, tackle complex technical challenges where the path forward is not always clear, and establish the team structure and engineering practices to deliver at scale.

Key job responsibilities

  • Lead and grow a software development team, owning the team's charter, vision, and 1-2...

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Software Development

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