Senior Software Development Manager, Ads-Full-Funnel Agentic Intelligence

Application deadline: Apr 1, 2026

Amazon Advertising is seeking a Senior Software Development Manager to lead a team building the next 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