Description

Amazon strives to be Earth's most customer-centric company where people can find and discover virtually anything they want to buy online. By giving customers more of what they want – low prices, vast selection, and convenience – Amazon continues to grow and evolve as a world-class e-commerce platform. We are looking for a Software Manager with expertise and passion to imagine, build and develop innovative products. This is a high growth space and a big opportunity that needs an entrepreneurial minded product creator. The ideal candidate will be curious, have attention to detail, be energized by challenging entrepreneurial environment, be comfortable thinking big while also diving deep.

If you are looking for an opportunity to lead strong development teams and build creative technology solutions that positively impact hundreds of millions of international customers, and relish large ownership and diverse technologies, join our team today!

‘Amazon Haul’, a shopping experience in the Amazon Shopping app that provides customers in the U.S. a place to discover even more affordable fashion, home, lifestyle, electronics, and other products with ultra-low prices with everything priced at $20 or less. This exciting, discovery-driven CX is dedicated to generic products at ultra-affordable prices, with fulfillment by Amazon direct from manufacturer country of origin (initially from China) in one to two weeks. The store's intuitive browse-based design and escalating discounts encourages exploration and larger basket sizes.

Launched in November 2024, it's still early days in the journey and the perfect time to join the team at the ground level. We're looking for a passionate and experienced Software Development Manager to join our team in Seattle and lead distinct Customer Experience initiatives for Project Haul.

There is distinct Amazon leadership visibility with the specific ask of "Going big in 2025" as well as a possibility of WW expansion

Key job responsibilities

• Lead and manage a two-pizza team of software engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and customer-centricity

• Own distinct customer experiences for Project Haul, including but not limited to browse, search, recommendations, gamification, promotions, detail pages, cart, and checkout

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and partner teams to define strategy and roadmaps for compelling capabilities

• Drive the overall development lifecycle of solutions and manage complex projects with significant bottom-line impact

• Instill best practices for software development, documentation, and quality assurance

• Ensure designs meet requirements and deliver high-quality work on tight schedules

• Prioritize and plan projects and features, manage stakeholders, and track external commitments

• Oversee operational excellence, including monitoring and operation of production services

• Identify, hire, and develop world-class talent, managing the career growth of your team members

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience

• 7+ years of engineering 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 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.

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.

Our 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 https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.