Senior Software Development Manager, Ads-Full-Funnel Agentic Intelligence
Company: Amazon
Location: Denver
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Application deadline: Apr 1, 2026 Amazon Advertising is seeking
a Senior Software Development Manager to lead a team building the
next generation of agentic AI systems for advertising. You will own
the Ads Agent Orchestration platform — the core infrastructure that
enables AI agents to autonomously manage advertising campaigns
across Amazon's full-funnel advertising products. This is a
high-visibility role at the intersection of generative AI,
distributed systems, and advertising technology, reporting to a
Director of Software Development within the Full Funnel Agentic
Intelligence organization. Key job responsibilities - Lead and grow
a team of 8-12 software engineers building agentic AI orchestration
services at scale - Own the technical vision and roadmap for the
Ads Agent Orchestration platform, including agent runtime,
tool/skill frameworks, and multi-agent coordination - Drive
architecture decisions for systems integrating LLM frameworks
(Strands Agents, Amazon Bedrock), MCP (Model Context Protocol)
servers, and real-time advertising APIs - Partner with Applied
Science, Product, and partner engineering teams to define and
deliver agent capabilities that directly impact advertiser outcomes
- Establish operational excellence practices for AI-powered
services including evaluation frameworks, observability (OTEL
tracing), and safe deployment patterns - Manage team roadmap,
sprint execution, and delivery commitments across multiple
concurrent workstreams - Hire, develop, and retain top engineering
talent; build a culture of ownership, innovation, and technical
rigor - Represent the team in VP-level reviews, org planning, and
cross-org technical discussions A day in the life - Review team
sprint progress, unblock engineers, and triage incoming requests -
Participate in architecture reviews and design discussions for
agent orchestration features - 1:1s with direct reports focused on
career development, technical growth, and delivery - Coordinate
with partner teams (AgentCore, AdsFabricSDK, DX MCP Gateway, A3C)
on integration milestones - Review operational dashboards,
deployment health, and agent evaluation metrics - Prepare and
present status updates to Director and VP leadership - 10 years of
engineering experience - 5 years of engineering team management
experience - 10 years of planning, designing, developing and
delivering consumer software experience - Experience partnering
with product or program management teams - Experience managing
multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an
Agile environment - 10 years of software development experience - 5
years of people management, managing engineers experience -
Bachelor's degree or above in computer science or equivalent, or
experience from a technical internship - Experience designing,
building, operating, and managing large-scale distributed systems
or web services - Experience with software development in a team,
and a track record of shipping software on time - Experience
hiring, developing, and managing high-performing technical teams -
Experience partnering with product and program management teams -
Experience designing and developing large scale, high-traffic
applications - Experience with AI/ML technologies - Experience
within advertising technology related sales - Experience with AWS
Services including EC2, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, SQS - Experience
leading large teams, with demonstrable ability to hire, develop,
and manage high-performing technical teams - MBA, or Bachelor's
degree in computer science, engineering, analytics, mathematics,
statistics, IT or equivalent - Familiarity with agent orchestration
patterns, tool-use frameworks, or the Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate
on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other
legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians
to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a
disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during
the application and hiring process, including support for the
interview or onboarding process, please visit
https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more
information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed,
please contact your Recruiting Partner. The base salary range for
this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include
sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final
compensation will be determined based on factors including
experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers
comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental,
vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option
for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical
Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy
Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and
parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at
https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits . USA, CO, Denver - 220,100.00 -
297,700.00 USD annually
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