Software Development Engineer III, Developer Experience

Amazon • New York, NY

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About The Position

Are you passionate about leveraging latest AI technology to revolutionize
advertising solutions? We're seeking a talented Software Development Engineer
III to join our innovative team that enables the most advanced advertisers to
scale through application of emerging technologies. In this role, you'll
identify opportunities to improve customer experience by monitoring the latest
advancements in AI technology and quickly implementing features to support them.
You'll drive real-time technologies for reporting and analytics data through
agentic applications, while contributing to our highly-visible Amazon Ads MCP
server and API gateway initiatives.

This position offers significant owner-level impact as you shape the future of
advertising technology. You'll collaborate with engineering counterparts across
teams to build consensus on new features, while applying your technical prowess
to solve complex problems. If you excel at dealing with ambiguity and are
excited about intelligent architecture and green-field development
opportunities, this role provides the perfect balance of innovation, technical
challenge, and meaningful customer impact.

Requirements

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of latest AI technologies that enhance the Amazon Ads platform, ensuring solutions balance speed of delivery with scalability for future growth.
• Drive cross-team collaborations to build consensus on new advertising features, working effectively with engineering counterparts to align on technical direction and implementation approaches.
• Monitor industry advancements in AI technology, proactively identify opportunities for implementation, and translate these insights into actionable product enhancements that improve customer experience.
• Own and enhance real-time technologies for reporting and analytics data through agentic applications, ensuring high performance, reliability, and security at scale.
• Provide technical leadership for the Amazon Ads MCP server and API gateway, making architectural decisions that optimize for simplicity, maintainability, and performance while mentoring other engineers on best practices.

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level