Software Development Manager III, Sponsored Products and Brands Marketplace Intelligence

Amazon Jobs; Toronto; On-site; CAD 171,000 - 287,000; Full time

Job summary

A major technology company based in Toronto is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead engineering teams in building scalable and high-performance ad serving systems. The role involves driving technical vision, mentoring engineers, and fostering innovation within a collaborative environment. Candidates should have a solid background in distributed systems, experience with engineering management, and a passion for utilizing generative AI tools to improve ad serving efficiency. Competitive salary between CAD 171,400 and 286,200 annually offered.

Benefits

Health insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 7+ years of experience working within engineering teams.
• 3+ years of experience designing or architecting systems.
• 8+ years of experience defining and developing web services.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop software engineering teams.
• Drive technical vision and architecture for services.
• Foster a culture of innovation within the team.
• Mentor and grow engineers to strengthen their skills.
• Own operational excellence meeting performance standards.

Skills

Team management

Distributed systems

Gen AI proficiency

Technical depth

Job description

About Sponsored Products and Brand

The Sponsored Products and Brands team at Amazon Ads is re-imagining the advertising landscape through industry leading generative AI technologies, revolutionizing how millions of customers discover products and engage with brands across Amazon.com and beyond. We are at the forefront of re-inventing advertising experiences, bridging human creativity with artificial intelligence to transform every aspect of the advertising lifecycle from ad creation and optimization to performance analysis and customer insights. We are a passionate group of innovators dedicated to developing responsible and intelligent AI technologies that balance the needs of advertisers, enhance the shopping experience, and strengthen the marketplace. If you're energized by solving complex challenges and pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI, join us in shaping the future of advertising.

About our team

Tens of billions of dollars will be spent on advertising this year, and Amazon Sponsored Products and Brands is increasingly grabbing a larger and larger piece of the pie. We are looking for an exceptional Software Development Manager to lead the engineering teams building the ad serving and rendering services for our next generation, cost-per-click ad network.

We operate at the intersection of eCommerce and advertising. Our mission is to enhance discoverability for all products sold online and connect Amazon customers with sellers and selection anywhere. As a Software Development Manager, you will lead teams solving a multi-dimensional optimization problem—choosing ads for a given context that are relevant and useful to shopping customers, deliver the best value for merchant advertisers, and meet a high quality bar for publishers. The challenge? Doing it all in…

We are a highly motivated, collaborative and fun-loving team building a high growth business. We are entrepreneurial and have a bias for action with a broad mandate to experiment and innovate. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on the future of the Amazon vision.

What You’ll Do

1. Lead and develop a team of talented software engineers building scalable, high-performance systems that handle billions of requests per day while maintaining millisecond response latencies and strict SLA requirements
2. Drive technical vision and architecture for services that are flexible, reliable, and maintainable, operating on one of the world’s largest product catalogs
3. Foster a culture of innovation where your team experiments, iterates pragmatically, and simplifies complex problems to deliver customer value
4. Partner cross-functionally with product managers, data scientists, and other engineering teams to define roadmaps and deliver business impact
5. Mentor and grow engineers to strengthen their technical skills, problem‑solving abilities, and understanding of computer science fundamentals
6. Own operational excellence ensuring your team's systems meet performance, reliability, and quality standards while operating on massive datasets using distributed frameworks
7. Make data‑driven decisions balancing the needs of customers, advertisers, and publishers while driving quantifiable revenue impact
8. Use Gen AI tools to speed delivery and natively improve the ad serving pipeline via LLMs

The ideal candidate

Has a strong technical background in distributed systems, the vision to incorporate Gen AI tools in the day‑to‑day activities of the team and natively to improve customer or shopper experience, and a proven track record of building and leading high‑performing engineering teams. You combine technical depth with excellent people management skills and a customer‑focused mindset.

• 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
• Gen AI Proficiency – Ability to motivate and direct the team to use Gen AI tools efficiently to speed delivery along with natively improving the ad serving pipeline for shoppers and advertisers alike
• 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

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well‑being. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

CAN, ON, Toronto - 171,400.00 - 286,200.00 CAD annually