Software Development Manager Emerging Device Software

Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers highprofile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon Inc. originally creating the bestselling Kindle family of products. Since then we have produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets Fire TV and Amazon Echo. Come join the Amazon Emerging Devices Software team!

Imagine being part of a team building the future of Smart Glasses. Echo Frames (Amazons first Smart Glasses product) is just the beginning. Amazon is focused on bringing technology and design into a form that is familiar to millions of people in a way that has never been done before. If you are excited about pushing the envelope and developing brand new experiences that empower users to do more as they engage with the physical world we would love to meet you.. You will have the opportunity to make an impact across a couple of substantive organizations and be part of the start of a new product space within Amazon.

Key job responsibilities
Work closely with the engineers to architect and develop the best technical design and approach
Instill best practices for software development and documentation assure designs meet requirements and deliver highquality work on tight schedules
Manage departmental resources staffing and mentoring and enhance and maintain a bestinclass engineering team.
Maintain and improve existing software
Prepare technical requirements and software design specifications
Report on status of development quality operations and system performance to management

3 years of engineering team management experience
7 years of working directly within engineering teams experience
3 years of designing or architecting (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems 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
Experience delivering products against plan in a fastpaced multidisciplined distributedresponsibility and often ambiguous environment
Ability to take a project from scoping requirements through actual launch of the project
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $166400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $287700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon 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.