AmazonSr SDM, AI Automation, PV AI Automation
Amazon is hiring a Sr SDM, AI Automation, PV AI Automation in Seattle, United States. It pays $220k-$298k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.
Level's read on this job
- Builds AI ●●●● is how Level rates this role: the job is building AI systems.
- The posting mentions AI automation, artificial intelligence and agentic workflows among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a senior role.
- Amazon has 20,000+ other open roles on Level.
AI in this role
Lead a dedicated engineering and product team to build agentic AI solutions that automate complex business processes for Prime Video.
Are you interested in shaping the future of entertainment? Prime Video's technology teams are creating best-in-class digital video experience.
As a Prime Video technologist, you’ll have end-to-end ownership of the product, user experience, design, and technology required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our customers. You’ll get to work on projects that are fast-paced, challenging, and varied. You’ll also be able to experiment with new possibilities, take risks, and collaborate with remarkable people.
We’ll look for you to bring your diverse perspectives, ideas, and skill-sets to make Prime Video even better for our customers. With global opportunities for talented technologists, you can decide where a career Prime Video Tech takes you!
We have formed an organization within Prime Video to leverage AI and agentic solutions to transform our business operations. This is a unique opportunity to lead a business-critical initiative and a program from its inception, shaping its charter and building a multi-year roadmap for transformative impact. As the single-threaded leader, you will build and guide a dedicated, cross-functional team of engineers, and product/program managers to develop and deploy agentic AI solutions aimed at automating complex business processes. Your charter will begin with automating key workflows to deliver immediate business efficiencies and will expand to proactively identify and tackle the next generation of automation challenges across the entire Prime Video business. This high-visibility role places you as the leader driving our strategy for significant operational leverage, allowing our teams to focus on delivering the world's best entertainment to our customers.
Key job responsibilities
• Build, mentor, and lead a new, high-performing organization of software engineers, applied scientists, and product managers, fostering a culture of innovation and ownership.
• Define, own, and drive the long-term vision and technical strategy for AI-driven business automation across Prime Video.
• Lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable, robust, and secure agentic AI solutions that deliver measurable business impact.
• Partner closely with senior business and technology leaders across Prime Video to understand their operational challenges, identify opportunities for automation, and deliver cohesive solutions.
• Drive project execution and operational excellence, ensuring high standards for system quality, maintainability, and performance for mission-critical services.
• Champion engineering best practices and create a technical culture that encourages relentless simplification and continuous improvement.
• Communicate your team's vision, strategy, and progress to senior leadership and key stakeholders, ensuring alignment with broader business objectives.
• Develop a roadmap that is directly tied to business outcomes and financial plans, delivering on commitments for high-impact initiatives.
About the team
This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of one of Amazon's most exciting businesses through the application of AI technologies. If you're passionate about leveraging AI to drive real-world impact at massive scale, we want to hear from you.
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 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 - 220,100.00 - 297,700.00 USD annually
How we rate this
Sr SDM, AI Automation, PV AI Automation at Amazon rates 85 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Builds AI (AI Level 4 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Builds AI. The job is building AI systems.
- ●●●● 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 workflow you automated with AI tools, end to end.
- Tell me about a project where artificial intelligence was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where agentic workflows was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where engineering leadership was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where automation was part of your work. What did you do?
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- Lead with what you built, trained or shipped. This role is judged on the AI system itself, not the tools around it.
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