Senior Software Development Manager, Core AI - Amazon

Description Core AI is an interdisciplinary science and engineering team in Amazon's Stores organization with a peak-jumping mission guided by economics: we apply expertise in science and engineering to move from local to global optima in methods, models, and software. We pursue this mission by leveraging frontier science; collaborating with partner teams; and learning from the tools, experience, and perspective of others. We scale by solving problems, first in the small to prove concepts, and then in the large by building scalable solutions. We also help other teams within Amazon scale by hiring and developing the best and embedding them in other business units. In 2024, we are focused on economics and science in areas related to (1) improving delivery speed and lowering cost-to-serve, (2) seller fees and incentives, and (3) emerging machine learning. We also have some ongoing and highly-leveraged collaborations that help partner teams inside Amazon short-circuit months of R&D or otherwise look around corners. We are looking for a Senior Software Development Manager to lead our software engineering team. In this role, you will manage a team of engineers with backgrounds in machine learning, distributed systems, and data engineering. The team's responsibilities include developing and maintaining the software and data systems that our economics and machine learning science teams use within Core AI, as well as working with scientists to develop state-of-the-art econometrics, ML, OR, and statistical models, methods, and systems. You will also be responsible for maintaining a high bar of engineering excellence and operational excellence within the team, including familiarity with IaC tools/methods, CI/CD, ML model and data lifecycle/workflow tools, big data systems (e.g., Spark, Ray, etc.). Graduate education or hands-on experience in formal methods, optimization, causal inference, Bayesian statistics, modern machine learning, or other quantitative scientific fields may be helpful. To be successful in this role, you should be a quick learner and comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity. We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Seattle, WA, USA Basic Qualifications - 10+ years of engineering experience - 5+ years of engineering team management experience - 10+ years of planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software experience - Experience partnering with product or program management teams - Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment Preferred Qualifications - Experience partnering with product and program management teams - Experience designing and developing large scale, high-traffic applications Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $176,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $342,300/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.