Senior Applied Science Manager, Alexa for Shopping (Rufus)
Amazon
- Location
- US, CA, Palo Alto
- Employment
- Full Time
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Senior
- Posted
- Sep 1, 2026
Skills
About this role
Alexa for Shopping (Rufus) is Amazon's new AI-powered shopping assistant that combines the capabilities of Rufus and Alexa+ to provide a more personalized and intelligent shopping experience. We are building the future of AI-powered commerce, where every customer interaction is conversational, personalized, and proactive. We are searching for pioneers who are passionate about technology, innovation, and customer experience, and are ready to make a lasting impact on the industry. In this role, you will be managing a team working on Large Language Model (LLM) and/or Vision-Language Model (VLM) post-training and alignment for new shopping experiences. You will set the roadmap and vision for science investments across multiple new customer experiences and to optimize existing experiences to deliver the most helpful, accurate, and fastest AI shopping assistant in the industry You’ll be working with talented scientists, engineers, and product managers to innovate on behalf of our customers. If you’re fired up about being part of a dynamic, driven team, then this is your moment to join us on this exciting journey!