Software Dev Manager, DDB Index and Search
Core
Lead a team building native vector search, full-text search, and hybrid retrieval capabilities for Amazon DynamoDB to enable semantic discovery and recommendations for generative AI applications.
Role type
Senior Software Development Manager (Distributed Database & Search Infrastructure)
Builds
Native vector indexes, full-text search, and hybrid retrieval systems integrated into DynamoDB
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure, Distributed Databases, Information Retrieval, AI Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Engineering team management, Distributed database architecture, Search algorithms, System design, Technical roadmap planning, Hiring and team development, Production reliability, Cross-functional partnership
Preferred skills
Stakeholder communication, Technical strategy definition, Mentoring software engineers
Technologies
DynamoDB, Vector Indexing, Distributed Query Execution, Text Analysis, Ranking Algorithms
Responsibilities
Lead and grow an engineering team building vector, full-text, and hybrid search; Own the technical roadmap for search algorithm evaluation and integration; Guide architecture for vector and text indexes; Lead delivery of query planning and execution across partitions; Establish evaluation practices for recall, relevance, and latency; Partner with storage and database teams to support search under continuous data changes; Own production readiness and team health including observability and incident learning.