Software Development Manager, Amazon Creators

Amazon • New York, NY

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About The Position

The Creators organization at Amazon is seeking an experienced Software
Development Manager to lead one of our core engineering teams and help reimagine
social shopping. We own the Associates and Influencer programs across Amazon,
with a mission to become Earth's most desired destination for commerce creators
worldwide and their content. As we scale rapidly, we must continually innovate
to define and build new ways to compensate and reward our creators—from
capturing creator-driven events and applying the right incentives, to
orchestrating earnings systems and ensuring timely, accurate payouts while
maintaining compliance standards.

As a Software Development Manager, you will lead an engineering team that
designs, develops, tests, and deploys customer-facing technology products. This
role requires deep technical expertise, excellent leadership skills, and strong
business judgment. You'll be responsible for globally deployed services that
deliver exceptional customer experiences while solving broad industry
challenges.

If you thrive in high-ambiguity environments and want your work to directly
impact a fast-growing business with global reach, join us in building the future
of creator commerce at Amazon!

You'll collaborate with diverse stakeholders—software engineers, product teams,
business partners, and marketing—to deliver complex, high-quality, scalable
products deployed worldwide. You'll be at the forefront of innovation,
architecting robust systems, optimizing performance, and ensuring seamless
integration across multiple platforms. Your expertise will be crucial in
tackling complex challenges that meet the evolving needs of our global user
base.

We're revolutionizing how content creators worldwide earn and engage. From small
bloggers to major influencers, we offer innovative solutions leveraging new
technology and data-driven insights. You'll work in a fast-paced,
entrepreneurial environment with big-company resources, tackling complex
challenges that shape the future of creator commerce. Our end-to-end ownership
means endless opportunities for innovation and growth as we empower creators,
delight customers, and stay ahead in the ever-evolving digital landscape.

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

• Lead end-to-end architecture, design, implementation, support, and evaluation of technology-focused tools and services
• Provide leadership and innovation in designing and implementing services that enable new products, leveraging your deep technical expertise
• Evaluate complex business and technical requirements, communicating inherent risks and solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders using strong business acumen
• Serve as the primary point of contact for project deliverables, managing expectations, priorities, technologies, and technical decisions across cross-functional teams
• Establish consistent project management processes, standards, and guidelines across program-wide initiatives
• Hire, develop, and manage high-performing engineering teams effectively with a results-oriented mindset
• Thrive in high-ambiguity environments, balancing technical and business priorities while driving customer impact at scale

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