Sr Software Development Manager, Compute AI Services
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 1, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 28, 2026. Amazon scores B on the Alion truth index.
Amazon SageMaker is a fully managed machine learning platform that enables developers and data scientists to build, train, tune, and deploy ML models at scale. SageMaker removes the heavy lifting from each step of the machine learning workflow, making it easy to develop high-quality models with broad framework support, built-in algorithms, and one-click deployment.
Amazon SageMaker is designed to democratize machine learning by providing a comprehensive set of tools spanning data preparation, model development, training infrastructure, experiment tracking, model hosting, MLOps automation, and responsible AI governance. The platform scales seamlessly from single-node experimentation to distributed training across thousands of GPUs, and from real-time inference to cost-efficient batch and asynchronous endpoints. SageMaker integrates deeply with the AWS ecosystem to deliver enterprise-grade security, compliance, and reliability for production ML workloads.
As Director of Engineering for Amazon SageMaker, you will be responsible for leading a group of top talent in the design and development of next-generation machine learning infrastructure and platform services on AWS. You'll also own the business strategy and roadmap for the service and will be responsible for all aspects of its end-to-end engineering and growth.
Basic qualifications
- 10+ years of engineering experience
- 5+ years of engineering team management experience
- 10+ years of planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software experience
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams
- Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment
Preferred qualifications
- Experience partnering with product and program management teams
- Experience designing and developing large scale, high-traffic applications
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, 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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USA, CA, Santa Clara - 253,100.00 - 342,300.00 USD annually