AmazonSoftware Development Manager, Off-Amazon Selection
Amazon is hiring a Software Development Manager, Off-Amazon Selection in Seattle, United States. It pays $185k-$250k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.
Level's read on this job
- On Level's scale, this role is Works on AI ●●●○: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include Large Language Models, software engineering and team leadership.
- Level classifies it as a lead role.
- Level lists 20,000+ other open roles at Amazon.
- The role was posted within the past two weeks.
AI in this role
Lead a software engineering team partnering with scientists to apply LLMs and generative AI to internet-scale catalog and discovery systems.
Key job responsibilities
In this role you will build, lead, and grow a high-performing team of software engineers, setting a high bar for quality and for the engineers you hire, mentor, and develop at every level. You will own the technical vision, roadmap, and architecture for distributed catalog, discovery, and commerce systems at internet scale, pioneering AI-native software development and partnering closely with Applied Scientists to build intelligent primitives that change how customers discover, evaluate, and purchase products. You will own the full software development life cycle, from design through deployment and operational excellence, driving services at Amazon scale with instrumented health signals so issues are caught early and decisions are data driven. Most of all, you will thrive where problems are not yet well defined, turning ambiguous, cross team challenges into clear plans with owners and dates, and earning the trust of product, science, and partner engineering teams along the way. It is a rare chance to shape both the systems and the team that make the world's selection discoverable and shoppable for customers everywhere.
A day in the life
As SDM for Off-Amazon Selection, no two days look the same. You might unblock an engineer on a catalog ingestion design, then join a working session with Applied Scientists on how an LLM-powered capabilities handles product matching at scale. You will review design docs, weigh in on architectural trade-offs, and sequence a multi-quarter roadmap against ambiguous requirements. You will invest in your people through 1:1s, career conversations, hiring, and coaching.
About the team
Off-Amazon Selection builds the next generation of catalog, discovery, and commerce systems that make the world's selection discoverable and shoppable for customers. We work at the intersection of distributed systems and applied science, using machine learning and generative AI to solve problems at scale. We think in terms of durable primitives and mechanisms rather than one-off features, building for scale, reliability, and reuse. We are a collaborative, high-ownership team that values camaraderie, diverse perspectives, and a strong engineering culture, and we tackle ambiguous, challenging problems together.
Basic qualifications
- 3+ years of engineering team management experience
- 7+ years of engineering experience
- 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
- 1+ years of providing technical leadership and project management for all aspects of the software development lifecycle experience
- 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using Java, C#, or C++ experience
- 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using service-oriented architecture experience
- 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using distributed programming experience
- 5+ years of Software Engineer, Software Developer, or related occupational experience
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- 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
Preferred qualifications
- Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers
- Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, Seattle - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually
How we rate this
Software Development Manager, Off-Amazon Selection at Amazon rates 70 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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- Tell me about a project where software engineering was part of your work. What did you do?
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