Manager III, Software Development

Amazon.com Services LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in Seattle seeks a software development leader to guide a team building and operating scalable systems that affect customer experience. You will own the strategic direction of the software portfolio, define roadmaps, and partner across the organization to solve complex technical challenges.

You will mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and balance short-term delivery with long-term planning.

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.
• 1+ years of providing technical leadership and project management for all aspects of the software development lifecycle experience.
• 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using Java, C#, or C++ experience.
• 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using service-oriented architecture experience.
• 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using distributed programming experience.
• 5+ years of Software Engineer, Software Developer, or related occupational experience.
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• 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

Responsibilities

• Lead a software development team through the full software lifecycle - design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance - while owning the one-to-two-year strategic vision for your team's systems and products.
• Define and maintain product roadmaps by working backwards from customer problems, making transparent tradeoffs on sequencing and resourcing, and aligning priorities with organizational goals through the planning process.
• Develop, coach, and grow engineers at multiple levels by creating collaborative development plans, providing actionable feedback, and building a pipeline of future technical leaders within your team.
• Drive system design and operational excellence by partnering with engineers to establish architecture standards, evaluate tradeoffs across scalability, maintainability, and performance, and ensure your services meet high quality and reliability bars.
• Communicate effectively through written narratives and cross-team discussions to advocate for your team's charter, influence peer roadmaps, and earn alignment on technical and business decisions.

Skills

Team management

Engineering experience

Distributed systems

Java/C#/C++

SOA

Project leadership

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Job description

Are you a software development leader who thrives on building high-performing teams and delivering impactful products at scale? In this role, you will lead a software development team responsible for designing, building, and operating systems that directly influence how Amazon serves its customers. You will own the strategic direction of your team's software portfolio, define product roadmaps, and partner across the organization to solve complex technical challenges.

This is an opportunity to shape the future of software systems that matter. You will balance tactical execution with long-term planning, drive architectural decisions, and create an environment where engineers do their best work. If you are energized by mentoring talent, simplifying hard problems, and delivering results that customers can feel, we want to hear from you.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead a software development team through the full software lifecycle - design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance - while owning the one-to-two-year strategic vision for your team's systems and products.
• Define and maintain product roadmaps by working backwards from customer problems, making transparent tradeoffs on sequencing and resourcing, and aligning priorities with organizational goals through the planning process.
• Develop, coach, and grow engineers at multiple levels by creating collaborative development plans, providing actionable feedback, and building a pipeline of future technical leaders within your team.
• Drive system design and operational excellence by partnering with engineers to establish architecture standards, evaluate tradeoffs across scalability, maintainability, and performance, and ensure your services meet high quality and reliability bars.
• Communicate effectively through written narratives and cross-team discussions to advocate for your team's charter, influence peer roadmaps, and earn alignment on technical and business decisions.

A day in the life

You start your morning reviewing operational metrics and system health dashboards for the services your team owns. Mid-morning, you join a design review where your engineers walk through a proposed architecture, and you ask questions that sharpen the approach. After lunch, you meet one-on-one with a direct report to discuss their career goals and map out a development plan. Later, you collaborate with partner teams on an upcoming cross-team initiative, aligning on priorities and timelines. You close the day by reviewing a product narrative your team is preparing for leadership.

About the team

Our team is focused on building and evolving software systems that make a meaningful difference for customers at Amazon. We value collaboration, technical rigor, and a culture where every engineer has the support and autonomy to grow. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with different perspectives and backgrounds contribute to better solutions.

Looking ahead, we are investing in new capabilities and simplifying our architecture to move faster and serve customers more effectively. As a leader on this team, you will play a central role in shaping that direction.

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
• 1+ years of providing technical leadership and project management for all aspects of the software development lifecycle experience
• 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using Java, C#, or C++ experience
• 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using service-oriented architecture experience
• 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using distributed programming experience
• 5+ years of Software Engineer, Software Developer, or related occupational experience
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• 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

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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