Sr Software Dev Manager, Amazon Kids+, Child First Experiences

Amazon • Seattle, WA

22h • Onsite

About The Position

Join Amazon Kids+, where the mission is to empower the next generation of digital learners and explorers. This role's technical leadership will directly impact how children interact with technology and how parents engage with their children's digital experiences. The company is seeking a forward-thinking Sr SDM to lead the delivery of key products and technology by applying Gen AI, Machine Learning, and evolving the current tech stack to create breakthrough digital experiences for children. The ideal candidate will demonstrate exemplary robustness in device software, scalable distributed systems, and development of Gen AI/ML customer-facing applications. This role involves leading complex engineering initiatives that directly shape how kids play, learn, and create on Amazon Kids’ products, solving unique technical challenges in child-focused digital products, and developing innovative technology to create safe, engaging, and fun digital environments for kids. At Amazon Kids, the goal is to inspire the next generation of thinkers, creators, and explorers with approachable technology, premium digital content, and engaging interactive experiences, meeting families where they are and evolving with their needs. The team empowers parents by providing tools to know, guide, and feel good about what their kids are doing. The team is a cross-functional organization including engineering and scientists, all aiming to solve the hardest technical problems for building products kids love and parents trust.

Requirements

• 10+ years of engineering experience
• 5+ years of engineering team management experience
• 6+ years of planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software experience
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams
• Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment

Nice To Haves

• Experience partnering with product and program management teams
• Experience designing and developing large scale, high-traffic applications
• Experience developing, deploying and managing AI products at scale
• Experience leading the design, build and deployment of complex and performant (reliable and scalable) software solutions in production
• Experience implementing scalable compliance solutions (technology, procedures, processes, etc.) in a regulated environment
• Experience hiring, developing, and managing high-performing technical teams
• Experience working with technical and product stakeholders to define requirements, prioritize features, and influence product roadmaps
• Experience in written and verbal communication with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to executives and non-technical leaders
• Experience leading and influencing your team or organization, or experience leading the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
• Experience in customer-facing product development and product management, including defining, launching, and optimizing product and services
• 7+ years of highly scalable systems experience
• Experience in cross-functional (design, engineering, usability, content development) work
• Demonstrated ability to integrate Gen AI/ML into consumer products, ideally in a customer-facing or product-embedded context.
• Experience partnering across hardware, services, and content teams to deliver seamless, reliable digital experiences across a device portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver against a high impact vision that reinvent the Amazon Kids+ experiences by integrating Gen AI and Machine Learning to create breakthrough digital experiences for children
• Advise and influence on product and roadmap decisions to achieve high impact business goals that drive Kids+ subscriber growth.
• Lead the implementation of scalable, secure software systems that balance innovative technology that meets exceptionally high standards for child safety and transparent parental control
• Ensure teams' architecture and product implementation is robustly performant, can scale internationally, and hits a high bar for compliance with child privacy regulations across all Kids Edition Devices sold across the world.
• Develop high-performing team(s) that set new engineering standards to elevate the technical capabilities of the Amazon Kids team.
• Communicate complex technical strategies to both technical and non-technical audiences; including peers, senior leaders, and key stakeholders.
• Lead and develop high-performing engineering talent fluent in Gen AI development and strong in customer obsession
• Work with a cross-disciplinary team of engineers, product designers, and child development experts to deliver transformative digital experiences that foster children's independence and imagination
• Be hands-on in shaping product experiences, user interfaces, and team processes that prioritize child engagement, learning, and safety
• Challenge existing approaches to develop breakthrough technologies that enhance how children learn, play, and explore with devices
• Partner closely with device hardware, services, and content teams to create seamless, delightful, and highly reliable digital experiences across Kids Edition Devices

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: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed