Senior AI & Real-Time Communications Manager

Amazon; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 253,000 - 342,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon's Alexa Connections team seeks a Senior Manager of Software Development to lead a large, scrappy group building delightful UX and Alexa's communication systems. You will partner with internal and external teams to accelerate time-to-market while shaping the next generation of LLM-powered experiences.

Join a highly distributed team across sites, driving technical strategy, mentoring engineers, and delivering scalable AI-enabled features for billions of devices and customers worldwide.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering experience.
• 5+ years of engineering team management experience.
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams.
• BS degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related technical field.
• 7+ years of managing technical teams with personnel management experience.
• Track record of leveraging data to build cloud and/or edge based AI models, prompt engineering and tuning GenAI LLMs
• Experience communicating with senior business, product, design and engineering executives; inspiring teams on a delightful technical strategy

Responsibilities

• As Sr Manager of Software Development, lead a large scrappy team to invent and simplify daily experiences.
• Coordinate implementation efforts between internal and external partners.
• Make trade-offs to optimize time-to-market with long-term tech evolution.
• Influence forward-looking strategy for Alexa+, devices and services.

Skills

Engineering experience

Team management

PM collaboration

Executive communication

AI/LLMs

Data-driven decisions

Technical strategy

Education

BS degree in CS/CE/related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

Amazon's Alexa Connections team seeks a Senior Manager of Software Development to lead a large, scrappy group building delightful UX and Alexa's communication systems. You will partner with internal and external teams to accelerate time-to-market while shaping the next generation of LLM-powered experiences.

Join a highly distributed team across sites, driving technical strategy, mentoring engineers, and delivering scalable AI-enabled features for billions of devices and customers worldwide.