Manager, Software Development
Posted on: 6 Feb 2021
Seattle, WA
Job Description
DESCRIPTION
The Marketplace team is looking for a passionate, results-oriented, inventive software manager. The candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, understands the commerce space and will help us our business and impress our customers.
As the development manager, you will have technical ownership of customer facing services and experiences. You'll lead a talented and nimble team of engineers to create innovative ways to grow our marketplace.
Responsibilities include direct management engineers, process and quality of service improvements, strategic planning, project management for software within the team, and management of resources across teams. Successful candidates will be strong leaders who can prioritize well, communicate clearly, and have a consistent track record of delivery. The Marketplace business requires creative engineering balanced with high quality and customer focus.
Professional traits that are not unique to this position, but necessary for Amazon leaders :
Exhibits excellent judgment
Hires and develops great people
Is able to dive deep and is never out of touch with the details of the business or the technology
Expects and requires innovation of her/his team
Has passion and convictions and the innate ability to inspire passion in others
Strong results orientation
Thinks big
Amazon is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Strong analytical skills with excellent problem-solving abilities.
Design and develop state-of-the-art approaches to solving complex and ambiguous problems.
10+ years of software development experience.
2+ years of management experience leading a world-class team.
Strong focus on customers and operational excellence.
BS/BA degree in a technical field.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Meets/exceeds Amazons leadership principles requirements for this role
Meets/exceeds Amazons functional/technical depth and complexity for this role
Demonstrated ability to think strategically while remaining hands-on.
Prior experience with agile methodologies and a fast-paced environment.
You are comfortable creating and driving a product roadmap.
Proficient in systems and software services.
You have strong bias for action with ability to prioritize, multi-task, and meet deadlines.
Masters Degree in Computer Science/Math or related field.
Amazon.com
Seattle, WA
Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products and subscriptions in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) segments. It sells merchandise and content purchased for resale from third-party sellers through physical stores and online stores.
The company also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, and Echo devices; provides Kindle Direct Publishing, an online service that allows independent authors and publishers to make their books available in the Kindle Store; and develops and produces media content.
In addition, it offers programs that enable sellers to sell their products on its Websites, as well as their own branded Websites; and programs that allow authors, musicians, filmmakers, skill and app developers, and others to publish and sell content. Further, the company provides compute, storage, database, and other AWS services, as well as compute, storage, database offerings, fulfillment, publishing, digital content subscriptions, advertising, and co-branded credit card agreement services.
Additionally, it offers Amazon Prime, a membership program, which provides free shipping of various items; access to streaming of movies and TV episodes; and other services. It serves consumers, sellers, developers, enterprises, and content creators. Amazon.com, Inc. has a strategic partnership with Volkswagen AG. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
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IndustryInformation Technology
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No. of Employees647,500
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Jobs Posted12764
