Software Development Manager

Who you are

• Experience managing a team of high calibre Software Engineers developing complex, world class, scalable software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
• Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
• Experience in leading the definition and development of multi tier web services
• 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 and 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
• Experience delivering products against plan in a fast-paced, multi-disciplined, distributed-responsibility and often ambiguous environment

What the job involves

• As people turn to Amazon for deeper insights and understanding about products earlier and earlier in their shopping journeys, we're stepping up to the challenge by synthesizing complex information and multiple perspectives so customers can explore Amazon’s vast catalog to find exactly the products that solve their particular needs
• Imagine having a back and forth conversation with an AI assistant helping you to articulate a problem you’re trying solve, effortlessly answering your product questions and giving you trustworthy advice and recommendations for what to buy
• Also imagine a world where this same AI assistant reduces your mental load by proactively predicting and then fulfilling your shopping needs without you needing to interfere, thus saving you time and money along the way
• We are building such an AI assistant to become the digital manifestation of the helpful salesperson that asks customers what they need, helps them navigate the store, waits unobtrusively while they look over the shelves, and helps them find complementary goods
• What does economics have to teach this salesperson?
• Can we embed lessons from the behavioral literature to help customers?
• This is an opportunity to embed economic expertise into large scale generative models
• This is just the beginning, and the future is yours to shape
• We're searching for pioneers who are passionate about using technology and innovation to fundamentally change how customers shop, and who are ready to make a lasting impact on the industry and even disrupting how Amazon serves customers
• You'll be a senior technical leader working with talented scientists, economists, engineers, and product leaders to innovate on behalf of our customers and help turn generative AI shopping into Amazon’s next business pillar
• Manage a highly talented team of SDEs on the Rufus Agentic team
• The tasks will involve interacting with product, program and other Rufus and broader Amazon teams to clarify the requirements and build execution plans for the team
• Defining tactical actions to unblock the team and lay out a strategic quarter or year long vision for the team to improve its efficiency and deliver better solutions for Amazon's customers