Software Development Manager, Personalization @ Amazon
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About Amazon Personalization
Our team is part of Amazon’s Personalization organization, leveraging Gen-AI models, big data, and distributed systems to craft the best shopping experiences.
About The Team
We enhance customer shopping by tailoring discovery journeys using cutting edge Gen-AI models and personalization techniques. This team focuses on developing opportunities to optimize search and discovery for millions of customers.
Job Description
As a Software Development Manager, Personalization, you will significantly impact Amazon's personalized shopping experience. You will lead a fast-paced engineering team, work cross-functionally with PM, UX, and Applied Science teams, and drive roadmaps to deliver high quality products. You will manage talent, prioritize projects, and continuously improve both existing and innovative customer features.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Own your team’s charter and vision.
- Hire, develop and manage engineering talent.
- Collaborate with PM, UX, and Applied Science teams.
- Build roadmaps and deliver high quality products.
- Drive feature velocity and operational excellence.
Basic Qualifications
A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math or equivalent experience. 10+ years in software development with object-oriented design and coding (e.g., Java, C#). At least 5+ years managing engineering teams with strong leadership and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience taking products from inception to delivery, working with Applied Scientists, Data Scientists, and Machine Learning Engineers. Expertise in NLP, IR, search, recommendation systems, and building big-data pipelines is a plus.
Inclusivity and Accommodations
Amazon’s inclusive culture supports accommodations. For interview or onboarding adjustments, please visit the provided accommodations link.
Location & Company
This role is based at the Amazon Development Center in Tel Aviv.
Key skills/competency
- Gen-AI
- Distributed Systems
- Personalization
- Big Data
- Leadership
- Software Development
- Engineering Management
- Machine Learning
- Communication
- Collaboration
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