Software Development Manager

Software Development Manager – Amazon

We are looking for a Software Development Manager with a strong sense of ownership and a passion for delivering creative solutions for complex problems on an unprecedented scale. As part of leading a team of engineers, you will have the opportunity to create significant impact on our systems, our business, and most importantly, our customers as we take on challenges that can reshape the e-commerce industry.

We are seeking someone who has strong technical, project, and people skills with a can‑do attitude and a focus on delivering high‑quality software. We move at a fast pace and deliver software iteratively using AGILE best practices and the latest technologies.

Ideal Candidate

• Technically credible to lead world‑class software engineers and technical program managers.
• Capable of making the right design decisions related to product features and technology choices.
• Deep understanding of the overall systems development life cycle and various methodologies (agile, waterfall, iterative).
• Experienced in developing long‑term strategy for settlement platforms and translating that into an achievable roadmap.
• Experienced in building and managing teams that design and deliver scalable, extensible distributed systems to address complex business challenges.
• Understands how to scope and justify resource and budget needs to senior leaders and finance partners.
• Consistent focus on operational excellence and system security.
• Experience with open‑source technologies, object‑oriented design, and agile development methodologies.

Professional Expertise

• 7+ years of comprehensive engineering experience.
• 3+ years of engineering team management.
• 8+ years of multi‑tier web services development expertise.
• Proven capability in full software/hardware/networks development lifecycle management.

Technical Competencies

• Advanced understanding of engineering practices and development patterns.
• Proficient in source control management, build processes, testing, and live‑site operations.
• Strong experience partnering with product and program management teams.
• Skilled in communicating technical designs and product strategies across organizational levels.

Leadership Attributes

• Hands‑on, pragmatic problem solver.
• Thrives in fast‑moving, ambiguous environments.
• Adept at balancing competing technical interests.
• Capable of driving engineering excellence.
• Experienced in recruiting, mentoring, and developing software engineering teams.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy.
• Recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching, and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills and make them more effective, product‑oriented software engineers.

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.
• 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 live‑site operations.
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams.
• Experience designing or architecting new and existing systems (design patterns, reliability, scaling).

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.

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