Software Development Manager, Canada Technology, Amazon Canada

Are you ready to revolutionize e-commerce for millions of Canadians Do you thrive on creating exceptional online shopping and selling experiences through technology If so we want to hear from you!

Amazon Canada is on the hunt for a strategic Software Development Manager to lead an advanced Engineering Team in Toronto. In this role youll spearhead the development of innovative and scalable solutions that bridge the gap between Canadian buyers and sellers while ensuring our customers enjoy unparalleled access to top-quality products at competitive prices.

Your mission will be to drive the evolution of the Canadian e-commerce experience through innovative engineering and Artificial intelligence (AI) driven solutions. Youll collaborate with various other engineering product and science teams across Amazon to deliver Canada-specific innovations. Your expertise will be crucial in persisting and enhancing the unique Canadian experience across our platform setting new standards in personalized efficient and user-friendly online shopping.


Key job responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities
* Lead and grow a team of software engineers fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation
* Drive technical direction and architecture of large-scale complex software systems
* Partner with Product Data Operations Science and other technical teams to define and execute product strategy
* Own end-to-end delivery of customer-facing features from conception to production
* Ensure operational excellence and maintain high quality standards across all deliverables
* Develop and mentor team members promoting best practices and professional growth

Strategic Leadership and responsibilities
* Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to identify business opportunities and drive solutions
* Define and execute the technical roadmap aligned with business objectives
* Architect and implement scalable systems that support millions of Canadian customers
* Champion operational excellence and maintain high availability of production services

People Management
* Build and lead high-performing engineering teams through hiring coaching and mentoring
* Foster an inclusive team culture promoting innovation and technical excellence
* Drive adoption of software engineering best practices
* Manage performance and career development of team members

- Bachelors degree
- 3 years of engineering team management experience
- 7 years of engineering experience
- 7 years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
- Experience managing a team of high calibre Software Engineers developing complex world class scalable software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
- 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
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills

- 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 with the scrum methodology
- Previous experience with cloud technologies such as AWS

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