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Director, Software Development, AI Platforms at Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Required Skills

ai/mldistributed systemsreinforcement learningmodel distillationsoftware engineeringmachine learningtraining systemsawssagemaker

About the Role

Lead the development of SageMaker's next-generation distributed training systems for AI models. Drive innovation in model customization capabilities and develop optimized training engines for price-performance advantages. Build and scale training applications and tools that simplify AI development while maintaining high performance standards.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead SageMaker's next generation distributed training systems for AI models
  • Drive innovation in model customization capabilities with advanced techniques like reinforcement learning and model distillation
  • Spearhead development of optimized training engines creating price-performance advantages
  • Build and scale training applications and tools that simplify AI development process
  • Maintain Amazon's high standards for performance and reliability

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent experience
  • 10+ years of software engineering experience
  • 5+ years managing managers
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with tech and non-tech customers
  • Understanding of software engineering practices & best practices for full software development life cycle

Nice to Have:

  • Experience building tier-1 ML/AI services
  • Experience managing or working with machine learning scientists or applied data scientists
  • Exceptional customer relationship skills including discovering true requirements and recommending alternative approaches

Benefits & Perks

  • Medical benefits
  • Financial benefits
  • Other benefits
  • Equity compensation
  • Sign-on payments