Are you passionate about building software that makes a meaningful difference for millions of customers? We are looking for a Software Development Manager to lead a team of talented engineers in designing, building, and operating software systems at Amazon scale. In this role, you will own the technical vision and roadmap for your team's products, guiding your engineers through the full software lifecycle—from design and implementation to deployment and long-term maintenance. You will tackle ambiguous problems, define solutions that balance immediate needs with strategic goals, and create an environment where your team delivers high-quality, maintainable software. If you thrive on coaching engineers, shaping technical direction, and collaborating across teams to solve real customer problems, we want to hear from you.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead and grow a high-performing software development team, providing coaching, mentorship, and career development guidance to engineers across multiple levels while building a strong talent pipeline through effective hiring practices.
- Own the technical strategy and 1–2 year product roadmap for your team's software systems, defining priorities that align with organizational goals and customer needs while making transparent tradeoffs on scope, resources, and timelines.
- Drive system design decisions across your team's architecture, ensuring solutions meet scalability, performance, security, and maintainability requirements while reducing complexity and technical debt over time.
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners—including product, program management, and peer engineering teams—to align on priorities, resolve dependencies, and deliver cohesive solutions that improve the customer experience.
- Establish operational excellence practices including metrics, audit mechanisms, and quality standards that enable your team to maintain healthy systems, respond effectively to issues, and continuously improve delivery processes.
A day in the life
You start your morning reviewing operational metrics and system health dashboards for the services your team owns. Mid-morning, you join a design review where your engineers walk through a proposed architecture, and you ask questions that sharpen the approach. After lunch, you have a one-on-one with a direct report to discuss their career goals and map out a development plan. Later, you partner with a product manager to refine upcoming priorities and evaluate tradeoffs. You close the day by reviewing a narrative document a team member drafted, providing written feedback to strengthen the proposal before a broader leadership review.
About the team
Our team is focused on building software systems that directly impact Amazon's customers at scale. We value collaboration, technical rigor, and a commitment to getting the details right. Engineers here have the opportunity to work on challenging problems, grow their skills, and contribute to products that serve a global customer base. We are building an inclusive team culture where every voice is heard, new ideas are encouraged, and we support each other in delivering meaningful results. If you are excited about leading engineers, shaping technical strategy, and making a lasting impact, this is the place for you.
