Senior AI Advertising Platform Engineer

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer for the FAIM initiative to lead the technical strategy of a greenfield startup team building AI-powered vertical advertising products at internet scale. You will define the engineering roadmap, translate ambiguous business problems into scalable architectures, and partner with Principal Engineers and scientists to shape the product.

You will design end-to-end services from the ground up, mentor engineers, and drive

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems experience.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.
• 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical strategy and architectural direction for a business-critical initiative — designing, developing, launching, and maintaining AI-powered advertising solutions.
• Partner closely with Principal Engineers and Scientists to define the engineering roadmap, translating ambiguous business problems into scalable system architectures.
• Design and build end-to-end services and platforms from the ground up, making foundational technical decisions that shape the product for years to come.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across engineering, science, and product teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies — including agentic AI models — to accelerate product development.
• Mentor engineers, establish engineering best practices, and raise the technical bar as the team scales.
• Influence the long-term technical vision while delivering iterative, high-impact results in a fast-paced startup environment.

Skills

Software development experience

Mentor / tech lead

Architectural design

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer for the FAIM initiative to lead the technical strategy of a greenfield startup team building AI-powered vertical advertising products at internet scale. You will define the engineering roadmap, translate ambiguous business problems into scalable architectures, and partner with Principal Engineers and scientists to shape the product.

You will design end-to-end services from the ground up, mentor engineers, and drive