Senior Engineering Manager - AI-Driven Science Platform

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 298,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon’s ARI-SciCom Engineering team builds software powering scientific publishing and collaboration at scale. The incoming SDM/Lead will own the technical vision for a portfolio of AI-powered tools that accelerate discovery across the Amazon science community.

The role blends operational excellence on existing systems with bold innovation in AI tooling, requiring leadership of engineers, roadmap prioritization, and close collaboration with scientists and program managers.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering leadership and hands-on software development experience.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent programs and agile teams.
• Experience designing, building, and deploying scalable production software solutions, with AI tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead the ARI-SciCom Engineering team and own the technical vision for AI-powered tools.
• Balance maintaining current systems with ambitious new product development.
• Partner with science leadership and conference organizers to deliver impactful research infrastructure.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Agile methodologies

Multi-project management

Production-grade software

AI development practices

Education

Master's degree or above in computer science, machine learning, engineering, or related fields, or PhD

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Large language models (LLMs)

Job description

Amazon’s ARI-SciCom Engineering team builds software powering scientific publishing and collaboration at scale. The incoming SDM/Lead will own the technical vision for a portfolio of AI-powered tools that accelerate discovery across the Amazon science community.

The role blends operational excellence on existing systems with bold innovation in AI tooling, requiring leadership of engineers, roadmap prioritization, and close collaboration with scientists and program managers.