What was your last shopping experience at Amazon like? Any frustrations you'd love to see disappear? If so, I invite you to come help make that happen in Amazon Search New York. A search is performed in over 70% of customer sessions on Amazon, and Search is attributed to over 50% of purchases.
We believe that shopping on Amazon should be simple, delightful, and full of "wow" moments for everyone, whether you are technically savvy or new to online shopping. In the next three years, we will transform the current shopping experience to one tailored to the customer’s needs by using machine learning (ML), query understanding, personalized recommendations, and new design thinking. We will enable a smoother, more intuitive customer experiences for users at all skills levels using compelling formats (video, images, whole page redesigns etc.) that help customers make purchase decisions with confidence.
If you are someone who loves pioneering, communicating effectively, coaching/mentoring rising engineers, exploring the use of the latest technologies and design to solve complex problems, and seeing your work used by the hundreds of millions of customers who use Amazon actively, then this is the opportunity for you!
Our innovative systems include high efficient and large scale platform built on Amazon's cloud computing infrastructure. For this position you will have a strong background in OO design with C++/Java. Experience working with WebServices, XML, Apache services is desired. Linux system development experience is a plus. Equally important to these specific skills is the ability to multi-task, quickly adapt to new development environments and changing business requirements, learn new systems, create reliable/maintainable code, and find creative and scalable solutions to difficult problems.
You are highly-motivated and thrive in an environment where problems are open-ended. You enjoy engaging in passionate discussions with smart people and letting the best ideas rise to the top. You see your mistakes as learning opportunities and continually look for ways to improve yourself, your team and your products. You understand that not all solutions come easily and don’t shy away from hard work to reach your goals. You are excited about the opportunity to engage in developing a top notch consumer web application and user experience.
Key job responsibilities
As a Software Development Manager, you will define and drive the technical strategy for building Search experiences, leading a team of engineers to innovate at scale. You will collaborate across science, product, and design teams to deliver next-generation solutions that enhance shopping journeys for millions of customers.
A day in the life
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $166,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $287,700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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