Software Development Manager, SLX, Workforce Solutions

Join Amazons Strategic Workforce Planning (WFP) team to lead the development of scalable software solutions that optimize workforce composition organizational structure and geographical footprint across Amazons operations.

As a Software Development Manager III you will:

- Lead and manage a team of software engineers building critical workforce planning capabilities including forecasting scenario modeling and operationalization tools

- Own the technical roadmap and architecture for WFP systems ensuring scalability reliability and integration with other workforce and HR systems

- Partner closely with business stakeholders in Amazons Lines of Business Finance and HR to translate complex workforce requirements into technical solutions

- Drive execution and delivery of high-impact WFP software projects managing scope timelines risks and dependencies

- Collaborate with other technical leaders to establish integration patterns and best practices across workforce planning systems

- Mentor and develop your team of engineers providing growth opportunities and career guidance

- Implement metrics and mechanisms to measure the impact and success of WFP solutions

- Lead with a customer-obsessed mindset continuously improving workforce planning capabilities to optimize costs and efficiency

- 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
- 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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The base salary for this position ranges from $171400/year up to $286200/year. Salary is based on a number of factors and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on 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. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.