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Amazon

Software Development Manager, Contra

$185K–$250K

Tempe, AZ · Manager · Full-time · Posted Jul 13, 2026

Experience
3+ years of engineering team management; 7+ years working directly within engineering teams; 3+ years designing or architecting systems; 8+ years leading multi tier web services.

About the job

Leads the engineering team responsible for Amazon’s large-scale search, indexing, and data distribution platform for seller inventory experiences.

What you'll do

  • Set technical direction and oversee delivery and operational health of distributed search and data systems.
  • Lead, hire, mentor, and develop a team of software engineers, partnering with product and program management.
  • Improve reliability and efficiency through automation, self-healing systems, and developer productivity tooling.

What they ask for

  • 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
  • 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience.
  • 3+ years designing or architecting new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
  • 8+ years leading the definition and development of multi tier web services; experience partnering with product or program management teams.

Nice to have

  • Communicating with users, technical teams, and senior leadership about requirements, product features, designs, and strategy.
  • Recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching, and managing software engineering teams.

Pay

184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually (base salary)

Tools

AWS

AI focus

Drive continuous improvement through AI-powered automation.

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First seen Oct 15, 2026 · Last verified Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)