Software Development Manager, Edge Tech

Amazon.com Inc.; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon India is seeking a Software Development Manager III to lead the Automation and Infrastructure team for devices like Fire TV and Echo. You will shape AI-enabled software development strategies, drive cross-team collaboration, and set the long-term technical vision across co-located engineers.

You’ll hire and mentor engineers, own delivery priorities, and align roadmaps with customer problems while navigating ambiguity and scale.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of engineering experience.
• 3+ years of engineering team management 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 life cycle.
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams.
• Experience designing or architecting scalable systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute AI strategy for software development processes, piloting tools and scaling innovations across teams.
• Lead design, implementation, and delivery of large-scale, business-critical software systems with architectural oversight.
• Serve as on-site cultural anchor and strategic leader for all co-located engineers, fostering cross-team collaboration.
• Drive team and cross-team goal setting, influence roadmaps through technical insights balancing innovation with delivery.
• Build and nurture high-performing engineering teams through hiring, mentoring, and career development.

Skills

Engineering experience

Team management

Web services

Lifecycle knowledge

Architecture design

Job description

Ready to redefine how world-class software gets built? Join the Automation and Infrastructure team within EDGE Tech—the engineering force behind Fire TV, Echo Show, Echo Dot, and the next wave of devices millions love every day. We're looking for a visionary Software Development Manager who doesn't just lead teams, but transforms how teams work. In this role, you won't simply adopt AI tools—you'll pioneer the strategies that reshape software development itself, accelerating delivery, scaling innovation across multiple engineering teams, and unlocking what's next for Amazon Devices.

This is more than a management role—it's a chance to shape the future. You'll serve as the strategic site leader uniting all co-located engineers across reporting lines, drive domain expansion into emerging frontiers like Audio technology, and influence site-level hiring to build a true center of excellence. You'll foster unprecedented cross-team collaboration, connect every engineer to Amazon's broader mission, and own the long-term technical vision that positions your site as a magnet for top talent. If you're energized by scale, ambiguity, and bold technical bets—and you believe great leadership multiplies great engineering—we want to meet you. Come build what's next.

Key job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities — Software Development Manager III

• Define and execute AI strategy for software development processes, identifying opportunities where AI accelerates engineering workflows, piloting innovative tools and practices, and scaling successful innovations across multiple engineering teams to drive measurable productivity gains.
• Lead the design, implementation, and delivery of large-scale, business-critical software systems while providing technical leadership and architectural oversight for complex engineering challenges, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with long-term organizational goals.
• Serve as on-site cultural anchor and strategic leader for all co-located engineers regardless of reporting structure, fostering cross-team collaboration, building a strong engineering community, and representing the site in global technical forums and leadership discussions.
• Drive team and cross-team goal setting by working backwards from customer problems, contributing to strategic organizational planning processes, and influencing product roadmaps through technical insights that balance innovation with delivery commitments.
• Build and nurture high-performing engineering teams through effective hiring, mentoring, performance management, and career development, while establishing sustainable team structures, clear ownership models, and operational excellence practices that deliver consistently without requiring constant oversight.

A day in the life

Your day combines strategic leadership with hands-on technical engagement. You'll engage in people management activities—coaching direct reports, conducting one-on-ones, and fostering team development. You'll also participate in priority alignment meetings where you collaborate with stakeholders to balance competing demands and drive consensus on technical direction. Additionally, you'll lead technical deep-dives, leveraging your engineering expertise to review architectural decisions, challenge assumptions, and guide complex problem-solving sessions that span multiple teams.

About the team

Join Amazon Devices Hardware's Technology and Architecture team, which builds core technology powering Fire TV, Echo Show, Echo Dot, and other devices used by millions daily. We're passionate technologists tackling complex engineering challenges at massive scale while upholding high standards of quality and innovation. As we expand into new domains like Audio technology, we're seeking talented software engineering leaders who share our vision of creating transformative customer experiences through exceptional technology.

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of engineering experience
• 3+ years of engineering team management 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

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