Amazon
Senior Software Development Engineer, Developer Experience
$185K–$250K
New York, NY · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years for each of the three stated software development, programming, and design or architecture qualifications; mentoring, tech lead, or team leadership experience also required.
About the job
Leads architecture and delivery of Amazon Ads AI infrastructure, including the MCP server, API gateway, and real-time reporting and analytics through agentic applications.
What you'll do
- Set technical direction for the MCP server, API gateway, and AI features; make architectural decisions focused on simplicity, maintainability, performance, and scalability.
- Lead development of reliable, secure, high-performance real-time reporting and analytics systems delivered through agentic applications.
- Align engineering teams on technical approaches, establish engineering practices, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 5+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming language.
- 5+ years leading design or architecture of new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or engineering team lead.
Nice to have
- 5+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
Pay
USD 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
Amazon Ads MCP server, API gateway
AI focus
Leads applied AI and emerging technology for advertising, including agentic applications and real-time reporting and analytics.
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