Software Development Manager, Release Manager

Amazon; Vancouver; On-site; USD 171,000 - 287,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at an innovative company where you will lead engineering efforts that impact critical applications used by millions. As a Release Manager, you will oversee the development of technologies that enhance software configurations across various platforms, ensuring operational excellence and team growth. This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge distributed systems and to mentor talented engineers in a collaborative environment. If you are passionate about technology and leadership, this is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 8+ years leading multi-tier web services and system design.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers to deliver on roadmap goals.
• Manage team growth and provide career development.

Skills

Engineering team management

Distributed systems

Client/server architectures

Design patterns

Multi-tier web services

Engineering practices

Communication with technical teams

Recruiting and mentoring engineers

Job description

The Release Manager (RM) team, part of Amazon's BuilderWorks organization, is responsible for developing technologies that enable Amazon software application teams to dynamically change software configurations and behaviors safely and quickly with minimal operational disruption.

Our software powers mission critical applications across Amazon including the retail website, order fulfillment, Alexa, Kindle, Amazon Video, Prime, Grocery, and others. If you want to be part of a team that makes a difference on an enormous stage, this is it!

We are looking for a customer obsessed, smart, results oriented manager with a strong distributed systems background and experience delivering high performance client/server architectures that scale. You will be responsible for leading a team of engineers, delivering on our roadmap goals, and ensuring the operational excellence of our services. You are responsible for managing people's growth and providing career development for the team.

Minimum Requirements:

1. 3+ years of engineering team management experience
2. 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
3. 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
4. 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
5. 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
6. Experience partnering with product or program management teams
7. Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
8. Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers

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The base salary for this position ranges from $171,400/year up to $286,200/year. Salary is based on a number of factors and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.