Engineering Manager - Personalization (Hybrid - Seattle)
Core
Lead the engineering team behind Nordstrom's Personalization Engine, delivering ranked recommendations and complete-look outfits using machine learning and generative AI.
Role type
Senior Engineering Manager (Player-Coach)
Builds
Production ML models, recommendation systems, and real-time styling services for marketing and digital experiences.
Domain
Retail E-commerce / Machine Learning / Generative AI
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Engineering management, production ML system architecture, recommendation systems, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, SRE practices, agile delivery, stakeholder alignment
Preferred skills
Vertex AI, ML migration, retail/ecommerce domain, generative AI, transformer-based models
Technologies
Vertex AI, Kubernetes, Cloud platforms
Responsibilities
Define technical direction for personalization, lead and develop engineering team, ensure platform reliability and observability, partner with data science and product teams, advocate for team needs to leadership
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC leader
