Software Development Manager Amazon
Seattle, WA

Job Description

Amazon Search is looking for a Software Development Manager to be part of the Search Customer Experience Platform team. The organization enables teams throughout the company to conceptualize, create and evaluate compelling search experiences for our customers. Our mission is to manage the portfolio of services that service hundreds of clients across Amazon and provide a world-class customer experience.

As a Software Development Manager, you will be the single-threaded owner of multiple tier-1 services responsible for powering Search pages worldwide. You will lead a strong engineering team in executing against a roadmap you own and define. You are someone who enjoys working with cutting-edge systems, is customer-centric, and thrives on the challenge of implementing solutions at a scale only Amazon can offer.

The right candidate will thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. You will develop and drive high-level strategic initiatives that are vital to the success of the company. You will help develop architectures and technical solutions for complex problems, anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make trade-offs -- balancing the business needs versus technical constraints. An ability to take large, complex projects and break them down into manageable pieces, develop functional specifications, then deliver them in a successful on time.