Software Development Manager

Amazon is hiring a Software Development Manager in Vancouver, Canada. It pays CAD 171k-CAD 286k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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The posting mentions software development, distributed systems and financial systems among its tools and skills.
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Lead software development teams to build and scale financial event tracking, balance management, and payout systems.

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The Selling Partner Financial Technology team aims to enable every partner to thrive globally by providing a trusted, simple, and intuitive financial experience. We support Stores Partners with foundational capabilities for financial event onboarding, balance tracking, payouts, collections, risk reduction, and internal financial reporting.

We're seeking an innovative Software Development Manager to transform how millions of sellers worldwide manage their financial operations. In this pivotal role, you'll design innovative solutions that simplify complex financial processes, directly impacting Amazon's global selling platform and empowering entrepreneurs across 35+ international markets. Our projects have significant visibility and impact, directly tied to Amazon's profitability and growth.

As a technical leader on the team, you will be responsible for guiding your team through the design, development, testing, and deployment of a range of products. You will help build the roadmaps for software teams, developing excellent customer experiences. You will have sound technical acumen, excellent project management skills, great communication skills, and hire, build, and develop your team. You are a true owner - deeply interested in product design and you innovate relentlessly on behalf of our customers. You are a coach, a mentor and a leader who creates positive climate in the workspace. These projects have huge visibility and impact as those are tied very closely to Amazon’s profitability and growth. To meet these challenges, we are looking for a passionate and talented Software Development Manager. We are looking for someone who innovates, loves solving hard problems, and never takes 'no' for an answer.

Key job responsibilities
- Design and implement sophisticated software solutions for financial event tracking, balance management, and payout systems
- Develop and optimize distributed systems that operate with exceptional reliability and performance
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex business requirements into innovative technical solutions
- Create robust data synthesis and processing mechanisms to support Amazon's selling partner ecosystem
- Implement advanced risk reduction and financial reporting technologies

A day in the life
Ideal candidates will have sound technical acumen and enthusiasm for real-world problem-solving, an innovative mindset and persistence in tackling challenges, broad technical skills to optimize data synthesis and complex business rules, and the ability to employ the latest technology in supporting Amazon's next-generation selling partner services. As a team member, you'll gain unique insights into Amazon.com's operations, from back-end systems to business models and selling partner relationships.

The role requires exemplary analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, passion for maintaining highly reliable, distributed systems operating 24/7/365, effective collaboration with internal users, cross-functional development teams, and technical support, as well as excellent communication skills, self-motivation, flexibility, and a strong work ethic. Join our top-notch engineering team to lead a team of passionate engineering team to build innovative software, develop advanced customer experiences, and make history while having fun!

About the team
We are a passionate group of technologists dedicated to revolutionizing financial experiences for global sellers. Our team operates at the intersection of advanced technology and business strategy, supporting millions of active sellers. We pride ourselves on creating scalable, reliable systems that enable sellers to thrive in a complex digital marketplace.

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
- Demonstrated experience leveraging generative AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency and productivity, with the ability to craft effective prompts and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs in a professional setting
- Experience identifying opportunities to integrate AI solutions into products and services to drive business value

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

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Software Development Manager at Amazon rates 0 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.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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Key facts

Software Development Manager is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is CAD 171k-CAD 286k a year.
The role is based in CA, BC, Vancouver.
The job was posted on June 18, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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