SDM GenAI Products People eXperience and Technology Central Science PXTCS

The People eXperience and Technology (PXT) Central Science Team uses economics behavioral science statistics and machine learning to proactively identify mechanisms and process improvements which simultaneously improve Amazon and the lives wellbeing and the value of work to Amazonians. We are an interdisciplinary team which combines the talents of science and engineering to develop and deliver solutions that measurably achieve this goal. We invest in innovation and rapid prototyping of scientific models and software solutions to accelerate informed accurate and reliable decision backed by science and data.

Our team builds distributed scalable and highly available systems that make machine learning (ML) and econometrics models run faster. We own products ranging from data lakes to tools for ML and analytics to web applications and Gen AI powered software solutions integrated with other Amazon systems. Robust and user friendly software solutions and data security and privacy are our top concerns.

As a Software Development Manager (SDM) you will lead your team of SDEs and collaborate with economists academic scholars machine learning scientists and other SDEs across the company to develop test and deploy services that implement a wide range of econometric and machine learning models and utilize Gen AI services. This requires the use of sophisticated distributed systems the processing and visualization of Big Data and application of advanced statistical techniques. A successful candidate will have a passion for innovation interest in latest technology and excitement about working in a highimpact domain.

We are looking for a Software Development Manager who is customer obsessed and thrives in a fastpaced environment that requires strong technical and business judgment solid communication and project management skills. You know how to help engineers navigate priorities and communicate clear expectations with customers. You should be knowledgeable about the architecture of distributed systems and software development life cycle.

Due to the interdisciplinary nature and breadth of the areas of interest the ideal candidate will coordinate across many internal and external teams and provide visibility to the senior leaders of the company with their strong written and oral communication skills. We need individuals with demonstrated ability to learn quickly think big execute both strategically and tactically and motivate and mentor their team to deliver business values to our customers on time. They have creative and startup mindsets and are always excited to take on new and ambiguous projects.

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
8 years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services 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
Experience in recruiting hiring mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills and make them more effective product software engineers

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $166400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $287700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon 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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.