Software Development Manager, Remote Configuration Management

Amazon; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company, Amazon, is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead the Remote Configuration Management team. This role involves managing complex software projects, mentoring engineers, and driving innovation. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in engineering and team management, with a focus on operational excellence and best practices.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering experience.
• 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
• Knowledge of software/hardware/networks development life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers.
• Own end-to-end delivery of complex software projects.
• Drive architectural decisions and technical strategy.

Skills

Engineering practices

Technical excellence

Team management

Problem-solving

Job description

Software Development Manager, Remote Configuration Management

The Device Software Services organization is specialized in building foundational platform solutions that cater to a number of critical customer experiences across Amazon devices.

We are hiring a Software Development Manager to lead the team that owns the Remote Configuration Management solution that simplifies the management of applications at scale by enabling deployment of configuration changes from a central location. The Remote Configuration Management solution provides Amazon Device/App businesses a self-service mechanism to control functioning and App behavior based on business needs. This team will own and maintain device components as well as the cloud infrastructure responsible for maintaining and distributing configurations at scale across Amazon devices and applications.

As a Software Development Manager you enjoy taking on hard, ambiguous problems and breaking them down to their simple parts. You are creative, driven, and highly productive. You are a great team player who will naturally elevate the performance of the people around you. You have a track record of quickly ramping up on complex technical systems, demonstrating strong judgment, and identifying opportunities for our customers. You have the ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment and deliver results.


Key job responsibilities
• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, fostering technical excellence and career development while driving engineering best practices
• Own end-to-end delivery of complex software projects, managing scope, timelines, and resource allocation across multiple workstreams
• Drive architectural decisions and technical strategy aligned with business objectives and Amazon's leadership principles
• Collaborate with product managers, other engineering teams, and stakeholders to define technical roadmaps and deliver customer-focused solutions
• Manage team performance, conduct hiring, provide performance reviews, and make data-driven decisions for team growth and composition
• Ensure operational excellence through metrics, monitoring, and continuous improvement of systems reliability and scalability
• Implement and enforce security best practices, compliance requirements, and risk management strategies across team deliverables
• Drive innovation and technical excellence while maintaining high standards for code quality, testing, and documentation

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

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

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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