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Software Development Manager, Featured Merchant Algorithm

Seattle, Washington, United StatesFull-time$185k–$250k2026-10-14 → 2026-10-22

Core

Lead a high-performing team of 10 engineers to shape software architecture and drive AI-native development for Amazon's Featured Merchant Algorithm, ensuring the best offer evaluation experience for customers across Search, Product Detail Pages, and 50+ widgets.

Role type

Senior IC software development manager (AI/ML focus)

Builds

Tier-1 service for offer evaluation and shopping experience

Domain

E-commerce, AI/ML, distributed systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Engineering team management, AI development, technical strategy, operational excellence, distributed systems architecture, Java/C#/C++, service-oriented architecture, distributed programming

Preferred skills

Stakeholder communication, recruiting, hiring, mentoring, coaching

Technologies

Java, C#, C++, service-oriented architecture, distributed programming

Responsibilities

Lead AI development initiatives, define team charter and vision, own operational excellence for high availability systems, collaborate with partner teams to deliver customer value

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC