Software Development Manager , Global Talent Management

Job title:

Software Development Manager , Global Talent Management

Company

Amazon

Job description

DESCRIPTIONThere are now more than 1.3 million Amazonians worldwide. As part of People eXperience and Technology organization, the Global Talent Management team’s mission is to create innovative, science-based, and inclusive products and experiences for all Amazonians to help us become “Earth’s Best Employer.” We are a team of tenured Amazonians with a diverse set of skills and experiences. We collaborate closely, bringing our expertise together to create a world-class employee experience and maintaining Amazon’s peculiar culture at scale.We are looking for a highly motivated Software Development Manager (SDM) to lead an engineering team to deliver on critical cross-team and cross VP organizational projects. You will have the opportunity to set the vision, drive the technology decisions, and shape the direction of this business. This role requires deep technical expertise, excellent communication and leadership skills, and strong ownership. You will be responsible for building services that are critical to how Amazon operates on a global level, and partner with product management, engineering teams, and senior leaders to ensure the success of the team and the product experience.As a Software Development manager, you will identify, hire and build world-class teams of Software Engineers to define, drive and execute on this vision. You will create processes that enable the teams to collaborate with local as well as global teams with a high degree of efficiency. You will develop teams of highly motivated and talented individuals that can collaborate with Project Managers, Product Managers and Software Engineers across the company on this high impact initiative.Key job responsibilities
– Responsible for the overall development life cycle of the solution and manage complex projects with significant bottom line impact
– Work with product managers in developing a strategy and road map to provide compelling capabilities that helps them succeed in their business goals.
– Work closely with senior engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development.
– Instill best practices for software development and documentation, assure designs meet requirements, and deliver high-quality work on tight schedules.
– Project management – prioritization , planning of projects and features, Stakeholder management and tracking of external commitments.
– Operational Excellence – monitoring & operation of production services.
– Career management and development of direct reports.He/she should be able to operate in a very fast paced environment where time to hit market is super critical. They would need to also balance technical leadership with savvy business judgment to make the right decisions about technology choices.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS– 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 teamsPREFERRED 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 engineersAmazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $166,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $287,700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Expected salary

$166400 per year

Location

Seattle, WA

Job date

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 03:23:04 GMT

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