Amazon
Senior Software Development Engineer, Developer Experience
$185K–$250K
New York, NY · Senior · Full-time · Posted May 7, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years for each of the stated software development, programming, and design or architecture experience requirements; leadership experience as a mentor, tech lead, or engineering team lead.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
About the job
Leads architecture and technical strategy for Amazon Ads developer interfaces, domain models, APIs, and SDKs to make integrations simpler and faster.
What you'll do
- Lead architecture decisions for developer interfaces and scalable solutions across multiple surfaces.
- Drive technical strategy for the Amazon Ads Domain Model, API generation, and SDK development.
- Mentor engineers and collaborate with feature owners and cross-functional teams to improve launches and engineering practices.
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.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
Pay
USD 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
Federated API Gateway, Amazon Ads Domain Model, APIs, SDKs, MCP tools
AI focus
Supports AI-related developer interfaces, including artificial intelligence skills, MCP tools, and agent-to-agent integrations.
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