Software Development Manager, Amazon Books Ads
Core
Lead a team building ad products and infrastructure for Amazon Books Ads across Kindle, Audible, and Book Store surfaces.
Role type
Senior IC software development manager (advertising technology)
Builds
Ad serving systems, auction systems, and AI-driven campaign tools for book advertisers
Domain
E-commerce advertising, digital publishing, machine learning
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
engineering team management, multi-tier web services architecture, software development lifecycle leadership, technical deep dives, hiring and mentoring
Preferred skills
cross-functional communication, recruiting and coaching, product strategy definition
Technologies
LLM-based sourcing, personalization embeddings, autonomous campaign systems
Responsibilities
Lead a strong team of engineers to innovate and deliver software and infrastructure; Work backwards from the customer to invent new solutions; Create vision and execution documents; Perform hands-on code reviews and technical deep dives; Hire, coach, and mentor software engineers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
