Amazon · 2 weeks ago
Software Development Manager, FACT
Seattle, Washington, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$185K/yr - $250K/yr
8+ years expAmazon is a leading technology company seeking a Software Development Manager with strong problem-solving skills and a solid computer science foundation. The role involves managing a development team, driving strategic initiatives, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software products while fostering team growth and collaboration.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
You independently manage a development team
You are able to represent your team autonomously and require little guidance from your management about the long-term strategic direction for the software your team owns
You partner with your engineers and your leadership to define the tenets and vision for your team and systems
You establish structures that enable your team to deliver large systems and/or complex software initiatives
You drive mindful discussions that lead to crisp decisions
You partner with your customers, your engineers, and other teams on what projects move forward and in what priority order
You are strategic about SDE growth, collaborating on project assignments that help them expand their skillset and demonstrate the skills needed to achieve the next level
You drive reasonable schedules and will readjust priorities to ensure the right customer, technology, and engineering outcomes
You tackle ambiguous problems and proactively mitigate risks before they become roadblocks
You understand the products and systems your team owns, their limitations and reasons behind architectural decisions
You build a team that delivers successfully without you
You help your SDEs learn how to make smart trade-offs (e.g., time vs. effort vs. features)
You support the adoption of high quality engineering practices
Qualification
Required
3+ years of engineering team management experience
7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems 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
Preferred
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
Benefits
Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Parental leave
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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