Software Development Manager

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an experienced Software Development Manager to lead a talented team in delivering innovative technology solutions. The role involves defining scalable web services and collaborating with business stakeholders to enhance customer experiences. Ideal candidates will have a strong focus on leadership and problem-solving in complex environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in building high-performance, reliable systems.
• Comfortable gathering requirements across retail systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to innovate and deliver software solutions.
• Define and develop scalable web services.
• Participate in architecture planning and manage development responsibilities.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Customer Focus

Job description

Amazon Exports and Expansion builds new experiences to help customers worldwide access the benefits of shopping on Amazon, sourcing products locally or exporting from other marketplaces. Do you want to improve how shoppers discover and purchase products that delight them? Our mission is to provide a comprehensive shopping experience to international customers, including:

1. Build solutions that reach millions globally, offering a world-class shopping experience in local language, payments, and currencies.
2. Drive customer experience technology to support global customers.
3. Collaborate with the business to define expansion strategies and develop innovative solutions for exponential growth.

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Software Development Manager (SDM) to solve complex problems and lead a team delivering innovative technology solutions.

As a Software Development Manager, you will lead a talented team to innovate and deliver business and software solutions. Your ability to define and develop highly scalable and high-performance web services is essential. You will work on both front-end (website) and back-end (services), driven by ML and non-ML technologies, and interact directly with business stakeholders. Successful candidates will lead by example, balancing technical expertise with customer focus to deliver products that delight customers. You will also participate in architecture planning and cross-team efforts while managing development responsibilities.

To succeed, you should be comfortable gathering requirements across various retail systems, creating and maintaining technical project plans, and understanding the nuances of complex systems.

Ideal candidates will have experience building high-performance, reliable systems in complex, multi-tiered, distributed environments (Service-Oriented Architecture).