Amazon
Software Development Manager, Mobile App Foundations
$185K–$250K
Seattle, WA · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years management; 5+ years software engineering or related occupational experience; 1+ years in each of the stated technical leadership/project management and distributed-systems areas.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
About the job
Leads a team building and operating foundational services, frameworks, and tools used by engineers across the Amazon Shopping app on iOS and Android.
What you'll do
- Lead, hire, coach, and develop software engineers; set expectations and build technical talent.
- Own the technical direction and roadmap for mobile foundations, including architecture, reliability, performance, and developer experience.
- Drive operational excellence and engineering quality, and coordinate cross-team projects with clear plans, milestones, and metrics.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
- 5+ years of Software Engineer, Software Developer, or related occupational experience.
- At least 1 year each of technical leadership and project management across the software development lifecycle; developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed systems using Java, C#, or C++; service-oriented architecture; and distributed programming.
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field; experience partnering with product or program management teams.
Nice to have
- Experience communicating with users, technical teams, and senior leadership about requirements, software features, technical designs, and product strategy.
- Experience recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching, and managing software engineering teams.
Pay
184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
iOS, Android, Java, C#, C++
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