Description

We are seeking a talented and motivated Software Engineer to join our Personalization's Feed Ranking and Optimization Engine Team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and implementing machine learning systems that recommend and rank content for Amazon's interest-based shopping experiences.

Key job responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable personalization systems and algorithms

• Collaborate with applied scientists and product managers to translate business requirements into technical solutions

• Implement machine learning models and recommendation systems to enhance user experiences

• Analyze large datasets to extract meaningful insights and patterns

• Optimize existing personalization features for improved performance and accuracy

• Participate in code reviews and contribute to best practices and coding standards

• Monitor and troubleshoot personalization systems in production environments

• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in personalization and machine learning

A day in the life

As an SDE in Personalization, you will design, write, test, and deploy code that millions of Amazon customers use each day. Code is typically written in Python, Java, or Scala. You will review the code of others to ensure it's efficient, maintainable, and scalable. You will work with other engineers, product managers, and scientists to discuss features, requirements, or technical challenges. You will work backwards from real customer problems where novel solutions are required. You may survey the literature for inspiration, and adapt ideas from other problem domains to deliver your projects. You will help grow other engineers around you.

About the team

Our team builds machine learned ranking systems for interest-based shopping experiences. What differentiates what we do from other teams at Amazon is that we rank videos, photos, questions & answers, in addition to normal products.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/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.