Software Development Engineer II - ML, Amazon Search Intent Understanding

Amazon's Search Intent Understanding team is seeking a Software Development Engineer II to join their innovative machine learning initiative. This role sits at the intersection of e-commerce and artificial intelligence, working on systems that serve hundreds of millions of customers worldwide. The position offers an exciting opportunity to develop cutting-edge machine learning algorithms for Natural Language Understanding and build distributed services at Amazon's massive scale.

The role involves working with state-of-the-art AWS technologies, natural language processing, and machine learning systems to improve Amazon's product search capabilities. You'll collaborate with applied scientists and engineers to implement research into production systems and have the opportunity to publish papers in top conferences. The team's work directly impacts Amazon's product search experience, processing queries across hundreds of millions of products.

As an SDE II, you'll be responsible for designing and building robust, scalable platforms for large-scale data analyses, model development, training, and validation. The position requires strong software engineering fundamentals combined with machine learning expertise. You'll work with various AWS technologies and distributed computing systems to ensure solutions work at production scale.

The role offers competitive compensation ranging from $129,300 to $223,600 based on location and experience, plus additional benefits including medical insurance and 401k. This is an excellent opportunity for engineers passionate about machine learning who want to make a significant impact on one of the world's largest e-commerce platforms while working with cutting-edge technologies and world-class teams.