AmazonManager, Software Development , Fulfillment Optimization
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Lead a software development team building scalable, distributed cloud services and systems for supply chain optimization.
We are hiring a Software Development Manager to build out and lead our software team in Vancouver. In this highly visible site role, you will partner with business teams to design and document requirements, and develop technical strategies and a software roadmap for delivery of features. We're seeking an experienced technical leader and software development manager with a proven track record in leading teams building highly-scalable, cloud-based distributed services with millisecond latency requirements. You should have deep expertise in Service Oriented Architecture, microservices, and both relational and non-relational databases. Experience leading and mentoring engineering teams, driving technical strategy, and delivering large-scale projects is essential.
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Key job responsibilities
• Build and lead a team of software engineers, setting technical direction and maintaining high standards of engineering excellence
• Mentor and develop engineers through career growth and technical advancement
• Manage team resources, hiring, and organizational planning
• Lead the design and architecture of large-scale, highly distributed, real-time systems that are core to managing Amazon's supply chain.
• Enforce professional software engineering guidelines and best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Partner with product, program management, and other engineering teams to define and execute technical roadmaps
• Work closely with senior leaders, researchers, and data engineers across multiple teams to design and implement supply chain optimization solutions
• Gather and analyze business requirements, translate them into technical specifications
• Maintain technical documentation and recommend improvements to development and system standards
• Participate in on-call rotation as part of standard engineering responsibilities
• Operate in an agile environment, prioritizing high-impact work while maintaining exceptional reliability standards
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 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
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.
CAN, BC, Vancouver - 171,400.00 - 286,200.00 CAD annually
How we rate this
Manager, Software Development , Fulfillment Optimization at Amazon rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
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- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
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- Tell me about a project where software architecture was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where team management was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where distributed systems was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where supply chain was part of your work. What did you do?
- Walk me through how you've used Microservices in your day-to-day work.
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