Software Dev Manager, Search Relevance

Every day, hundreds of millions of customers rely on Amazon Search to find the right product quickly-and the quality of those results directly shapes their shopping experience. We are looking for a Software Development Manager to lead high-impact programs within Search Relevance.

The ideal candidate should have experience delivering in a fast-paced ambiguous environment, strong technical depth, and a bias for action. Success in this role requires a customer-centric approach, innovative thinking, strong problem solving skills and effective communication across technical and business stakeholders.

Key job responsibilities

• Drive the end-to-end delivery of large-scale programs that help the organization meet its long-term goals.
• Hire and develop exceptional technical talent in the organization.
• Partner with technical, and business stakeholders to align on priorities, drive consensus, and deliver results at scale.
• Work with science, engineering, product, and UX design to implement scalable, and efficient solutions to key customer problems in search.
• Define KPIs and metrics to measure success, identify areas for improvement and provide actionable updates to leadership through detailed reporting and insights.
• Act as the key connection point between engineering, business teams, ensuring alignment, effective communication, and seamless execution.
• Establish sustainable software development processes and best practices. Drive operational excellence and high-engineering standards on the team.

About the team

Our team is known for its high motivation, collaborative culture, and genuine enthusiasm for the work we do. We uphold strong entrepreneurial values and maintain a proactive approach. In this role, you will address customer challenges, define technical vision, prioritize investments in ML and personalization technology, and create innovative search experiences globally across all devices.

This high-impact role requires creative thinking and enjoys strong executive support. As a leader, you will promote teamwork, collaboration, and commitment among diverse teams, ultimately delivering satisfying customer experiences. You will have full ownership from ideation to execution, performance assessment, and daily oversight of search relevance programs.