Software Development Manager, Media Planning Applications

Amazon•New York, NY

23d

About The Position

Amazon's Measurement and Data Science (MADS) Reach Planning and Measurement team is seeking an experienced Software Development Manager (L6) to lead the Budget Planning Services team. This team is responsible for building intelligent budget optimization tools that help advertisers make data-driven decisions about their advertising spend across Amazon's advertising platforms. We provide budget recommendations, forecasting capabilities, and planning insights that enable advertisers to maximize their return on ad spend. As the leader of this team, you will own the technical vision and product roadmap for budget planning services, working closely with cross-functional partners including Product, UX, Science, and other engineering teams. You'll build and grow a high-performing engineering team while delivering systems that serve a large and growing base of advertisers through both user interfaces and programmatic APIs. As the Software Development Manager for Budget Planning Services, your day might include: Starting with a standup with your team to review progress on the latest budget recommendation algorithm improvements and address any blockers Meeting with Product and partners to review advertiser engagement metrics and discuss priorities for the next quarter Conducting a 1:1 with a senior engineer to discuss their career development and provide guidance on a complex technical challenge Reviewing architecture proposals for a new API endpoint that will enable programmatic access to budget forecasting capabilities Participating in an operational review to analyze system performance metrics and discuss improvements to reduce latency Interviewing a candidate for a software development engineer position on your team Collaborating with the Science team on improving the accuracy of budget recommendation models Ending the day by reviewing code and providing feedback on pull requests from your team You'll balance strategic thinking with hands-on technical leadership, ensuring your team delivers high-quality software while growing their skills and careers. You'll work in a fast-paced environment where you can see the direct impact of your team's work on advertiser success. The Budget Planning Services team is part of the MADS Reach Planning and Measurement organization within Amazon Advertising. We're a highly motivated, collaborative, and fun-loving team with an entrepreneurial spirit and bias for action. Our mission is to help advertisers optimize their media planning investments through intelligent budget recommendations and insights. We work at the intersection of engineering, data science, and product development, building systems that process large-scale advertising data to provide actionable recommendations. Our team collaborates closely with other teams in MADS-PAT including Channel Planner, Ads Planner, and Media Planning Tools teams. With a broad mandate to experiment and innovate, we are growing at an unprecedented rate with a seemingly endless range of new opportunities. We're 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.

Requirements

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
8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
Experience partnering with product or program management teams

Nice To Haves

Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers

Responsibilities

Own the technical vision and direction for budget planning services, identifying and mitigating risks while constructing project schedules and preparing status reports
Drive architecture decisions for systems that integrate with media planning data tables, Ads Planner, and other MADS-PAT systems
Ensure high standards for operational excellence, as our products reach hundreds of millions of customers around the world and run 24x7x365
Embrace performance metrics and measurement techniques to assess how well system-related services are running
Build and grow an engineering team that delivers results, wearing multiple hats from coaching individuals to leading technical discussions, recruiting, and establishing processes
Develop more leaders within your group, creating a creative atmosphere that lets engineers innovate while holding them accountable for making smart decisions and delivering results
Foster a culture of technical excellence and customer obsession
Collaborate with Product, UX, and Science partners to ensure we're focused on delivering the right product for customers
Work with Finance teams on business metrics and reporting that demonstrate the value of budget planning services
Build and maintain effective relationships between engineering and partner disciplines
Lead the development of APIs that expose budget recommendations programmatically, enabling integration with Ads Planner and other Amazon advertising tools
Ensure APIs meet high standards for reliability, performance, and accuracy
Drive adoption of budget planning services through both UI and programmatic channels
Serve as a key leader within Amazon's advertising organization, specifically within the MADS Reach Planning and Measurement team
Contribute to the overall growth of our product development organization
Share best practices and technical acumen to drive technology decisions across the organization