Software Development Manager

Amazon India Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon India Limited is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead the Seller Fees Tech organization. You will manage distributed systems that impact millions of sellers globally by ensuring accurate and transparent financial transactions.

This mid-level role requires experience in team management, software development, and innovative problem solving across multiple markets. Candidates should have strong leadership skills and a background in engineering practices.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 7+ years of engineering experience.
• 8+ years in defining and developing multi-tier web services.

Responsibilities

• Own distributed systems for complex fee structures.
• Lead a team that builds scalable microservices.
• Collaborate with Product Managers to translate business requirements.

Skills

Engineering team management

Distributed systems

Software development cycles

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Job description

Software Development Manager – Amazon Seller Fees Tech organization. Own distributed systems that calculate, process, and apply complex fee structures across global marketplaces. Code directly impacts over 2MM+ active sellers relying on accurate, transparent financial transactions every day. Lead a team that builds scalable, high‑throughput microservices, implements precise financial calculations at massive scale, and ensures data consistency across diverse marketplace implementations.

Technical Development

• 1. Design, develop, and maintain scalable services and applications that close parity gaps between established and emerging marketplaces.
• 2. Implement complex business logic for fee calculations, incentives, and adjustments with high reliability and accuracy.
• 3. Write high‑quality, well‑tested code that meets Amazon’s engineering standards.
• 4. Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers.
• 5. Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in production environments.
• 6. Collaborate with other engineers to identify and implement technical improvements, document services, APIs, and architectural decisions.

Innovation & Problem Solving

• 1. Contribute to the adoption of GenAI tools to improve development workflows and efficiency.
• 2. Propose and implement technical solutions that address specific marketplace expansion challenges.
• 3. Identify opportunities for reuse and standardization across marketplace implementations.
• 4. Analyze and improve system performance, reliability, and scalability.
• 5. Participate in brainstorming sessions to solve complex technical and business problems.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• 1. Work effectively with Product Managers to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• 2. Partner with other engineering teams to ensure seamless integration between systems.
• 3. Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• 4. Collaborate with teams across different geographic locations and time zones.
• 5. Participate in planning activities including sprint planning, estimation, and retrospectives.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 7+ years of engineering 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.
• Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems.

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.

Experience Level: Mid Level