Software Development Manager, Account Compliance

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Software Development Manager, where you will lead a talented team dedicated to creating innovative compliance solutions. This role involves collaborating closely with product management to shape strategies and guide development from concept through delivery. You will be instrumental in building high-quality software that leverages machine learning and distributed systems, ensuring a seamless experience for millions of users. If you're passionate about software engineering and team leadership in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of engineering experience with a focus on software development.
• 3+ years of experience managing engineering teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of software development engineers from concept to delivery.
• Collaborate with product management to define strategy and requirements.

Skills

Software Development

Team Management

Web Services Development

Engineering Practices

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Machine Learning

Distributed Systems

Job description

Software Development Manager, Account Compliance

We are the guardians of the Amazon galaxy. Our diverse team innovates on behalf of their customers to build a trusted marketplace through best-in-class registration, verification, and compliance products. With hundreds of millions of customers and sellers around the world depending on our products & services, our systems form the tip of the spear against bad actors. These actors might abuse Amazon products and undermine customer faith, so our success comes from identifying & removing them while delivering best-in-class compliance programs and customer experiences. We’re creating the most trusted store on earth, enabling Amazon to innovate at scale, and supporting selling partners to launch & grow their business faster than anywhere else in the world. With over $475B in annual gross merchandise sold, 3.8B available products, and 2M sellers, our platform requires uniquely massive thinking.

As a Software Development Manager on the Account Compliance team, you are an experienced development leader to lead a team of software development engineers. You work closely with product management and other business partners to define strategy and requirements, and lead development teams from concept through delivery and subsequent operation. You have regular communication with senior management on status, risks and product strategy. You have excellent listening and writing skills and very strong technical competency. You're a thought leader, but you don't just know how to solve the problem; you prove it by leading the team to build the solution. Last but not least, you have a high bar for code quality and passion for design and architecture. Your team will use applied machine learning and design data-centric distributed systems. Your software never rests: it continuously monitors sellers & automates activity investigations with high availability, low latency, and impeccable quality.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. 7+ years of engineering experience
2. 3+ years of engineering team management experience
3. 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi-tier web services experience
4. 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
5. Experience partnering with product or program management teams

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
2. 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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