Software Development Manager, Books Discovery

Amazon Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 171,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in Toronto is seeking a Software Development Manager for Books Discovery to lead a global engineering team and shape a clear roadmap that serves readers. You will own delivery mechanisms, prioritize initiatives, and partner with product owners to balance reliability with new customer features.

The role demands strategic thinking, mentoring, performance management, and a track record of delivering scalable web services.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 7+ years working directly within engineering teams.
• 3+ years designing or architecting scalable systems.
• 8+ years leading multi-tier web services development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a global engineering team to deliver high-quality software.
• Collaborate with product owners to define roadmaps and priorities.

Skills

Team management

Engineering experience

System design & architecture

Multi-tier web services

Dev lifecycle knowledge

Product collaboration

Job description

Software Development Manager, Books Discovery

Passionate about books and reading? Books have a long history at Amazon; books were our first retail product, we reinvented reading with Kindle, and today we enable reading across a multitude of surfaces and content types. The Books Content Demand team helps readers find books and authors through relevant content, search results and recommendations, and innovative shopping experiences. We set audacious goals and are looking for people who can help us transform the way we engage with readers and help them find their next book.

As a Software Development Manager, you will lead a collection of skilled, friendly people from all over the world and collaborate with business owners to build a clear roadmap of priorities that serve our customers. You own implementing the mechanisms that ensure timely deliveries that are of the highest quality. You are responsible for developing your people, and for managing their performance and careers. You will have significant agency to decide the priorities of the team in order to balance operational excellence and new customer deliveries, and you will contribute to the mechanisms that help manage stakeholder expectations and garner support for your future investments.

If you love books, are a strong engineering leader, and you're excited to navigate ambiguous spaces to identify new opportunities, we'd love to hear from you.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience
• 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
• 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
• Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
• Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

CAN, ON, Toronto - 171,400.00 - 286,200.00 CAD annually

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Veterans, military spouses, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.