Description
The Video Games and Software team is on a mission to build the best place on earth for consumers to discover, purchase and enjoy video games and software. We are looking for a Software Development Manager for the Digital Software and Video Games (DSV) tech team, focused on building out a next generation system with new features to support our goal of becoming the best possible connection between producers and consumers of digital software and video games content.
You should be passionate about delivering delightful and effective experiences to our customers. You will have a deep understanding of software development in a team, preferably using agile methodology and a track record of shipping quality software on time. We value your knowledge of professional software engineering practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations. You will lead a talented and nimble teams of engineers to design, build and test new and already identified key features and services. You will have a proven track record of finding and growing engineering talent. You will work closely with your team to develop estimates to help define the product features, roadmaps, and use cases to deliver features and services. You will then work closely with the product team and stakeholders to bring these new features into production.
We seek a technical and creative leader who: (1) is passionate about their work, (2) works well with others, (3) has strong communication skills, (4) can collaborate closely with their team, product management, business stakeholders and other client teams and (5) delivers results.
Key Responsibilities
- Hire and develop top-performing engineers.
- Partner with business leaders, engineering leads, and product managers to help define product requirements.
- Develop and execute on project plans and delivery commitments.
- Build and maintain world-class customer experience and operational excellence for your deliverables.
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of software development experience and 2+ years of management experience.
- Computer Science fundamentals (based on a BS or MS in CS or related field).
- Proven track record of shipping large complex scalable systems/applications in an agile environment.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver results with cross-organizational dependencies.
- Experience designing and simplifying processes and technical implementations.
- Strong leadership, project planning, and execution skills.
- Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels.
Preferred Qualifications
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience with distributed systems architecture and related technologies.
- Experience with E-Commerce.
- Deep understanding of engineering best practices.
Amazon is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority / Women / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation / Age.