Lead, AI-Powered Shopping Platform

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a senior technical leader to guide teams building AI-enabled, scalable shopping and search experiences. You will partner with scientists, economists, engineers, and product leaders to push the boundaries of generative AI in consumer retail.

You will drive architecture across large distributed systems, mentor engineers, and help shape the next pillar of Amazon’s technology platform in a fast-paced, impact-focused environment.

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.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and collaborate with product teams to translate requirements into scalable solutions.
• Lead the design and development of multi-tier distributed systems.
• Mentor and grow software engineers across teams.

Skills

Engineering management

Engineering experience

Web services leadership

SDLC leadership

Distributed systems

SOA

Distributed programming

Software development

PM collaboration

Stakeholder communication

AI products at scale

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

Job description

Amazon is seeking a senior technical leader to guide teams building AI-enabled, scalable shopping and search experiences. You will partner with scientists, economists, engineers, and product leaders to push the boundaries of generative AI in consumer retail.

You will drive architecture across large distributed systems, mentor engineers, and help shape the next pillar of Amazon’s technology platform in a fast-paced, impact-focused environment.