Key job responsibilities
Own the 1-2 year technical vision and strategic direction for a big data measurement platform, defining how attribution evolves to meet increasingly complex advertiser needs and privacy requirements
Build, manage, and develop a team of world-class engineers — establishing team structure, assessing skills, delegating ownership, and growing future leaders
Partner with product managers, scientists, and economists to shape the vision for attribution measurement across products, channels, devices, and conversion types
Set technical direction alongside senior engineers — ensuring high-quality design reviews, driving critical feedback on architecture, and challenging proposals with concrete alternatives
Deliver robust and scalable solutions toward your vision; invent or incorporate new technologies when needed to stay ahead of growing scale
Build relationships with peer SDMs, engineers, product managers, and TPMs on partner teams to influence the evolution of ads performance measurement across Amazon Ads
Oversee resource allocation to balance tactical delivery needs against strategic goals and staff development
Participate in organizational planning (OP1/OP2) to achieve technical and business objectives; interact with customers, leadership, and your team to construct your plan
About the team
The Measurement, Ad Tech, and Data Science (MADS) organization defines and produces the metrics advertisers rely on to analyze the performance of their ad investments. The measurements our systems produce are consumed across Amazon Ads products and increasingly serve as foundational signals for optimization systems, machine learning models, analytics applications, and AI-powered advertising experiences.
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
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
Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
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USA, WA, SEATTLE - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually
