Software Engineer, AI-Driven Search & Data Pipelines

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in Seattle is seeking a Software Development Engineer for the Search Autocomplete and Navigation AI team to build scalable data pipelines and production ML systems that improve search refinements for customers worldwide.

The role emphasizes solving ambiguous problems with strong engineering discipline, curiosity, and collaboration with cross-functional partners. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 3+ years of design or architecture experience for large-scale systems.
• 3+ years of software development experience in SDE roles.
• 3+ years of OO design experience.
• Experience with at least one programming language.

Responsibilities

• Interface with scientists, product managers, and program managers to determine requirements for production systems.
• Analyze log data to guide future system design and parameter configuration.
• Build scalable data pipelines to extract features from petabytes of raw data.
• Integrate models and algorithms into real-time production systems at scale.
• Design and run experiments to evaluate model impact before production rollout.
• Generate analysis reports from web experiments to assess benefits and risks.
• Liaise with customer/seller-facing teams during escalations.
• Lead cross-functional ML initiatives.

Skills

Software development experience

System design

OO design

Data processing at scale

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Tools

C++

Java

C#

Perl

Job description

Amazon in Seattle is seeking a Software Development Engineer for the Search Autocomplete and Navigation AI team to build scalable data pipelines and production ML systems that improve search refinements for customers worldwide.

The role emphasizes solving ambiguous problems with strong engineering discipline, curiosity, and collaboration with cross-functional partners. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits are offered.