Manager, Software Development, Prime Air (Drone Delivery)

Amazon • Seattle, WA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

We’re working on the future. If you are seeking an iterative fast-paced environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve extreme-scale real world delivery challenges, and provide visible benefit to end-users, this is your opportunity.

Come work on the Amazon Prime Air team!

We're looking for an outstanding Software Engineering Manager who combines superb technical, research, and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively.

You will manage a team of high-performing engineers that build drone services, including implementing the team processes, managing work-streams, planning sprints, grow the team through hiring, and succinctly and accurately report on progress.

Your solutions will enable our next-gen drone to scale to the hundreds of millions with powerful software. You'll collaborate with Principal Engineers to design the system at this scale, and guide the engineers to think big, and help them see around corners by thinking strategically. Your work will directly contribute to the overall success of the program.

You will work hard, have fun, and of course, make history!

This position is available onsite in Seattle, WA.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• 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

Responsibilities

• Directly manage a team of 8-10 software engineers to design and develop services that support drone integration
• Partner with stakeholders to understand their needs and guide the team to meeting them
• Understand program priorities and prioritize your projects accordingly
• Influence and drive operational excellence best practices

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed