Software Engineering Manager, Grocery Field AI - Data

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DESCRIPTION :

Amazon Worldwide Grocery Tech is seeking a dynamic and innovative Software Development Manager (SDM) to lead our AI Data Annotation Tooling team. This critical role is instrumental in developing and operating modern data annotation tools that enable our AI teams to produce high-quality training data for model development, particularly in computer vision-based solutions for grocery applications.

As the SDM for AI Data Annotation Tooling, you are a key member of our tech leadership, driving the development of robust, scalable, and user-friendly data annotation platforms that integrate seamlessly with our AI service development pipeline. Your work will directly impact the efficiency and effectiveness of our AI model training processes, ultimately contributing to revolutionary advancements in online grocery shopping and in-store experiences.

We are looking for a leader with strong technical expertise, excellent project management skills, and a passion for creating tools that empower AI development teams and annotators alike.

Key job responsibilities

• Highly analytical : You solve problems in ways that can be backed up with verifiable data. You focus on driving processes, tools, and statistical methods which support rational decision-making.
• Team obsessed : You help grow your team members to achieve results. You foster the creative atmosphere to let engineers innovate, while holding them accountable for making smart decisions and delivering results.
• You're ambitious, yet humble : You recognize that there's always opportunity for improvement and use introspection and feedback from teammates and peers to raise the bar for your team.
• Engaged by ambiguity : You're able to explore new problem spaces with unique constraints and thus non-obvious solutions; you're quick to identify any gaps in the team and the right person to fill them to best deliver value to customers.
• Be Scientific : As the owner of the system that produces that data that powers model development it is important to ramp up on and understand the needs of applied scientists who consume annotated data.

A day in the life

As a software development manager on this team, you will play a pivotal role in the following :

About the team

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