Software Development Manager, Prime Video Personalization and Discovery

Amazon.com Inc

Seattle, WA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Customer Experience, Machine Learning, Quality Management, Software Development, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Delivery, Technical Leadership, Technical Strategy, Technical/Engineering Design, User Experience Design (UXD), Video Production
LOCATION
Seattle, WA
POSTED
23 days ago

Just finished Fallout and want to watch more of the same? Looking for a movie that"s like SaltBurn? So are millions of our Prime Video customers. The Prime Video Groupings, Re-engagement and Optimizations team suggests videos that are relevant to customers' schedules and environments.

We tailor these recommendations through Personalization models that you can help shape. Along with delivering an AI-First personalization experience, you"ll collaborate with a talented team of engineers and scientists to create models to run these predictions and services to provide the results at incredible scale and speed.

As a Prime Video technology leader, you'll have end-to-end ownership of the product, user experience, design, and technology required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our customers. You'll get to work on projects that are fast-paced, challenging, and varied. You'll also be able to experiment with new possibilities, take risks, and collaborate with remarkable people.

We'll look for you to bring your diverse perspectives, ideas, and skill-sets to make Prime Video even better for our customers.

Key job responsibilities

As a Software Development Manager, you will manage a group of talented SDEs and work with them on the design, implementation, and delivery of large technology initiatives for Prime Video Personalization on the PV Homepage.

You will be responsible for leading initiatives, managing roadmaps, forward looking technical strategy, and designing/building innovative software solutions for our customers. You will need to be an excellent leader and bridge across various parts of Tech, Product, and business.

A day in the life

A day in the life

  • Craft a goal update for a key goal that goes up to our VP
  • Attend an engineering standup and help unblock a key milestone
  • Update the engineering roadmap with updates on the initiatives in flight in your team
  • Work through a launch-blocker with some engineers
  • Talk with Product managers about the requirements for an upcoming project
  • Respond to some emails and work through the release strategy for an upcoming project

About the team

We are a team that is passionate about using Machine Learning and experiments to help make new titles launching on Prime Video into big hits, and surfacing the right content to the right customer at the right time. We love experimentation and learning how we can improve the quality of our recommendations. As an SDM, you will work across the team and the broader PV organization to deliver meaningful change.

We move fast, seek impact and don"t forget to have fun on the way. Come help shape this important business for Prime Video.

About the Company

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Amazon.com Inc

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COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Retail
FOUNDED
1994
WEBSITE
http://Amazon.com/militaryroles