Software Development Manager, Amazon

DescriptionWe're on a journey to build something new! Come join our team and build new automotive discovery and shopping products that connect customers with their vehicle of choice. We're looking for a talented Software Development Manager to lead engineering team and collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to design, develop, and test innovative automotive-shopping experiences for our customers. As an SDM, you would enjoy a fast-paced environment where you can obsess over customers by creating scalable automation solutions to improve the overall quality of testing and partner team operational work.Key job responsibilitiesAs Software Development Manager you will build an engineering team responsible for delivering significant features, test framework, across this new automotive shopping initiative. You will work directly with product management to define requirements and apply your technical expertise and leadership skills to organize and guide your team to solve difficult software problems in a fast-paced environment. You’ll work with your team to create and execute technical goals, roadmaps and vision that deliver amazing customer experiences and inspire your engineers to build innovative, high-quality and operationally excellent software and systems. You will lead the technical planning, coordination, architecture, and implementation of multiple programs across our new automotive shopping initiative. In addition, providing support and guidance to all (SDE/SDET/QAEs) in building and extending automation coverage by developing test scripts and utilities that enable the testers and developers, and driving the software development process towards quality-centric methodologies.A day in the lifeAs Software Development Manager, you and your engineering team will work alongside Designers, SDE, SDET, Program Managers and Product Managers to create and execute on product and tech roadmaps. You will manage the lifecycle (architecture, design, implementation, documentation and measurement) of your team's software. You will collaborate with teams across Amazon on the planning and execution of complex and highly-technical projects with high impact and visibility.About the teamThis is a critical role to deliver our product vision of innovative automotive discovery and shopping experiences on Amazon, providing customers better convenience and more selection with highest quality standards. We’re collaborating with other experienced teams at Amazon to define the future of how customers research and shop for cars online.Basic Qualifications3+ years of engineering team management experience7+ years of engineering experience8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experienceKnowledge 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 operationsExperience partnering with product or program management teamsLooking for current or prior experience developing robust automation framework(s) that support Functional, Performance as well as API level testing.Prior SDET experience is a PLUSPreferred QualificationsExperience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategyExperience 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 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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.