Amazon
Software Development Manager, Core Search
$213K–$288K
Palo Alto, CA · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of engineering team management; 10+ years working directly within engineering teams; 8+ years developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using distributed programming.
About the job
Leads the team building and operating large-scale search relevance and ranking systems that use LLMs and deep learning to improve natural-language and personalized search.
What you'll do
- Lead development of LLM/deep-learning relevance and ranking systems and improve search efficiency.
- Make architecture and design decisions; own the team’s products across development and operations.
- Manage and mentor the engineering team, set priorities, and partner with Science and Engineering leaders on strategy.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of engineering team management experience.
- 10+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience.
- 8+ years developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using distributed programming.
- Knowledge of engineering practices across the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle.
Nice to have
- Deep familiarity with ML/DL infrastructure and technologies, and experience owning large-scale, low-latency distributed systems that deploy and run ML models.
- Experience communicating with users, technical teams, and senior leadership; recruiting, mentoring, and managing engineers.
Pay
USD 212,700.00 - 287,700.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
LLMs, Deep Learning, GPU
AI focus
Leads development of LLM and deep-learning relevance and ranking systems for natural-language and personalized search.
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