Software Development Manager, Amazon Transportation

Amazon is looking for a Software Development Manager to help build next generation assortment systems. On the Specialized Selection team within the Supply Chain Optimization Technologies (SCOT) organization we own the selection systems that determine which products Amazon offers in our fastest delivery programs. We build state-of-the-art models leveraging tools from machine learning numerical optimization natural language processing and causal inference to automate the management of Amazons sub-same day (SSD) selection at scale. We sit as a part of one of the largest and most sophisticated supply chains in the world.

We operate a highly cross-functional team across software science analytics and product to define and execute the strategic direction of SSD and speed selection more broadly.
As the Software Development Manager you will manage a team of talented engineers to deliver against the strategic vision that you help set. You will work closely with business leaders scientists and other software engineers and SDMs to set a charter for your team and for the programs we support. You will be the guardian for software excellence within the team as we maintain and build the back-end decision models and vending services implement front-end tooling to support stakeholder needs develop analytics to shape future business strategy and create entirely new tools systems and products to support evolving business needs


Key job responsibilities
Recruit hire mentor and manage teams of software engineers.
Foster career growth and a strong team culture.
Interface with internal customers and product managers to understand requirements set priorities and communicate direction and progress.
Own operational metrics and support for your teams software.
Manage the agile development process and methodology to deliver tech requirements on time and with a high-degree of precision and quality.
Coordinate with stakeholders in other groups drive alignment across multiple orgs on shared goals and initiatives
Make long term org design and architectural decisions
Help develop long-term business and technology strategies.
Drive improvements in software engineering and operational practices.


A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location the number of regularly scheduled hours you work length of employment and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular full-time employees include:
1. Medical Dental and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. RRSP

- 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

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