Software Development Manager FBA Inventory Authority Technology(IAT), Inventory Authority Platform (IAP)
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READY TO DO SOMETHING BIG
How would you architect the next generation of mission-critical systems that serve as the single source of truth for every unit of inventory flowing through Amazons global supply chain Every seller shipment every fulfillment center pick is grounded in one question: what do we have and where is it Inventory Authority answers that question at the scale of trillions of dollars in goods billions of events per day and hundreds of millions of customers worldwide.
Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) gives sellers in 135 countries from Fortune 50 enterprises to hundreds of thousands of small businesses access to Amazons worldwide distribution network as a service. Just as AWS turned infrastructure into a service FBA turns world-class logistics into one. Inventory Authority sits at the heart of that promise: without an accurate real-time globally consistent view of inventory none of it works not seller economics not the placement and replenishment decisions that move billions of units across the network.
In a very real way the work on this team changes lives. We wake up every day thinking about how to enable Selling Partners to succeed by building platforms that are highly scalable highly reliable and accurate and through their success we deliver unmatched selection and value to Amazon customers.
As a technical leader within FBA you will disrupt e-commerce by building distributed systems at Amazon scale. You will own technical strategy lead projects demanding creative thinking and deep mastery of the problem space and collaborate on product decisions with partner teams. You challenge yourself and others to produce best-in-class solutions to the hardest problems. You are a thought leader who proves it by shipping with a high bar for code quality design and architecture.
You will also help redefine how software gets built at Amazon. This organization is pioneering an AI-native software development lifecycle Spec driven development AI-generated designs and tests AI-assisted operations AI-driven planning. We are not exploring AI tooling; we are operating with it and pushing it forward. As an SDM here you will champion AI adoption set the productivity bar and build a culture where engineers compound their impact through AI-augmented workflows.
We operate as a startup within Amazon high ownership flexibility in product and technology direction and willingness to take on problems where the path forward is unclear. Backed by passionate leaders and a strong team culture we make hard trade-offs understand *why* we make them and change the world together. Come join us and build the future.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead a team of software engineers
building distributed systems at Amazon scale. Set technical direction for your team raise the bar on design and code quality and partner closely with engineering and product peers to deliver best-in-class solutions for our customers.
- Turn ambiguity into elegant systems.
Take open-ended business problems and map them to durable simple technical solutions making trade-offs between performance cost and complexity explicit.
- Own your teams roadmap and vision.
Create the 12 year technical plan for your area align it with broader org strategy and collaborate with leaders across Science Engineering and Product to sequence the work.
- Deliver predictably.
Manage execution against project plans and delivery commitments. Run the day-to-day operating cadence sprint planning design and code reviews on-call and launch readiness.
- Hire and develop strong engineers.
Raise the hiring bar on every loop coach SDEs from early career through senior and build a team people want to join and stay on.
- Drive operational excellence.
Own availability latency and cost for your services. Lead the team through incidents root-cause rigorously and turn operational signals into durable improvements.
- Champion AI-native engineering.
Drive your teams adoption of AI across the SDLC AI-generated tests and designs AI-assisted operations and planning. Experiment scale what works.
- Build relationships across Amazon.
Engage with partner teams to evangelize your teams product and platform unblock dependencies and represent your teams technical point of view.
- Stay close to the technology.
Be a hands-on technical leader who earns trust with engineers by diving deep when it matters and proving ideas by getting them built.
About the team
Inventory Authority Platform (IAP) is the system of record for every unit Amazon holds across fulfillment centers sort centers and third-party locations worldwide. Our platforms ingest billions of inventory events every day and serve the answers that downstream supply chain decisions depend on: replenishment placement seller economics and cross-border fulfillment. When we get it right the rest of the supply chain gets to be right.
We operate as a startup within Amazon high ownership flexibility in product and technical direction and a appetite for problems where the path forward is unclear. We are also one of the teams pioneering Amazons AI-native software development lifecycle building the engineering culture the rest of the company will adopt next. If you want to lead engineers who ship at scale raise the bar on operational excellence and help invent how software gets built this is the team.
- 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
- 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
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 for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
How would you architect the next generation of mission-critical systems that serve as the single source of truth for every unit of inventory flowing through Amazons global supply chain Every seller shipment every fulfillment center pick is grounded in one question: what do we have and where is it Inventory Authority answers that question at the scale of trillions of dollars in goods billions of events per day and hundreds of millions of customers worldwide.
Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) gives sellers in 135 countries from Fortune 50 enterprises to hundreds of thousands of small businesses access to Amazons worldwide distribution network as a service. Just as AWS turned infrastructure into a service FBA turns world-class logistics into one. Inventory Authority sits at the heart of that promise: without an accurate real-time globally consistent view of inventory none of it works not seller economics not the placement and replenishment decisions that move billions of units across the network.
In a very real way the work on this team changes lives. We wake up every day thinking about how to enable Selling Partners to succeed by building platforms that are highly scalable highly reliable and accurate and through their success we deliver unmatched selection and value to Amazon customers.
As a technical leader within FBA you will disrupt e-commerce by building distributed systems at Amazon scale. You will own technical strategy lead projects demanding creative thinking and deep mastery of the problem space and collaborate on product decisions with partner teams. You challenge yourself and others to produce best-in-class solutions to the hardest problems. You are a thought leader who proves it by shipping with a high bar for code quality design and architecture.
You will also help redefine how software gets built at Amazon. This organization is pioneering an AI-native software development lifecycle Spec driven development AI-generated designs and tests AI-assisted operations AI-driven planning. We are not exploring AI tooling; we are operating with it and pushing it forward. As an SDM here you will champion AI adoption set the productivity bar and build a culture where engineers compound their impact through AI-augmented workflows.
We operate as a startup within Amazon high ownership flexibility in product and technology direction and willingness to take on problems where the path forward is unclear. Backed by passionate leaders and a strong team culture we make hard trade-offs understand *why* we make them and change the world together. Come join us and build the future.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead a team of software engineers
building distributed systems at Amazon scale. Set technical direction for your team raise the bar on design and code quality and partner closely with engineering and product peers to deliver best-in-class solutions for our customers.
- Turn ambiguity into elegant systems.
Take open-ended business problems and map them to durable simple technical solutions making trade-offs between performance cost and complexity explicit.
- Own your teams roadmap and vision.
Create the 12 year technical plan for your area align it with broader org strategy and collaborate with leaders across Science Engineering and Product to sequence the work.
- Deliver predictably.
Manage execution against project plans and delivery commitments. Run the day-to-day operating cadence sprint planning design and code reviews on-call and launch readiness.
- Hire and develop strong engineers.
Raise the hiring bar on every loop coach SDEs from early career through senior and build a team people want to join and stay on.
- Drive operational excellence.
Own availability latency and cost for your services. Lead the team through incidents root-cause rigorously and turn operational signals into durable improvements.
- Champion AI-native engineering.
Drive your teams adoption of AI across the SDLC AI-generated tests and designs AI-assisted operations and planning. Experiment scale what works.
- Build relationships across Amazon.
Engage with partner teams to evangelize your teams product and platform unblock dependencies and represent your teams technical point of view.
- Stay close to the technology.
Be a hands-on technical leader who earns trust with engineers by diving deep when it matters and proving ideas by getting them built.
About the team
Inventory Authority Platform (IAP) is the system of record for every unit Amazon holds across fulfillment centers sort centers and third-party locations worldwide. Our platforms ingest billions of inventory events every day and serve the answers that downstream supply chain decisions depend on: replenishment placement seller economics and cross-border fulfillment. When we get it right the rest of the supply chain gets to be right.
We operate as a startup within Amazon high ownership flexibility in product and technical direction and a appetite for problems where the path forward is unclear. We are also one of the teams pioneering Amazons AI-native software development lifecycle building the engineering culture the rest of the company will adopt next. If you want to lead engineers who ship at scale raise the bar on operational excellence and help invent how software gets built this is the team.
- 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
- 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
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 for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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