Machine Learning Engineering Manager, Grocery Field AI - Inference

Amazon Worldwide Grocery Tech is seeking an exceptional Software Development Manager to lead our Edge ML Inference Systems team. This team is responsible for designing, developing, and operating high-performance machine learning inference systems that power real-time computer vision and AI applications across our grocery store locations. Our solutions run on edge devices and enable crucial in-store experiences, from computer vision-based inventory management to smart checkout systems.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead a team of engineers developing high-performance ML inference systems for edge devices.
- Drive architectural decisions for deploying and managing ML models across distributed edge locations.
- Establish performance benchmarks and optimization strategies for ML inference.
- Collaborate with AI/ML teams to enable efficient deployment of new models to production.
- Define and implement strategies for model compression, quantization, and optimization.
- Develop systems for remote monitoring, updating, and management of edge ML infrastructure.
- Partner with hardware teams to optimize ML workloads for specific edge computing platforms.
- Ensure high availability and reliability of inference systems in production environments.- 3+ years of engineering team management experience
- 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
- 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams- Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
- Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers
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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 . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.