Software Development Manager, Tax Engine

Would you like to work on one of the worlds largest product classification engine We are responsible for classifying billions of products in Amazons catalogue calculating accurate Tax amount for every transaction that happens on Amazons platform. We do it via Machine Learning and mission critical software having state of the art complex yet scalable architecture. Whether youre passionate about building highly scalable and reliable systems or one who likes to solve complex business problems through team product classification for tax is the place for you.

Amazons eCommerce Services group is looking for a passionate results-oriented inventive Software Development Manager. As the development manager youll lead a talented and nimble team of engineers. Responsibilities include direct management of engineers process and quality of service improvements strategic planning project management for software within the team and management of resources across teams. A successful candidate will have an established background in developing customer-facing experiences a strong technical ability excellent project management skills great communication skills and a motivation to achieve results in a fast paced environment.


- 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 range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company Amazons package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription basic life & AD&D insurance) Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP) paid time off and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

CAN BC Vancouver - 171400.00 - 286200.00 CAD annually