Amazon
Software Development Manager, Off-Amazon Selection
$185K–$250K
Seattle, WA · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years engineering team management; 7+ years engineering; 8+ years leading multi-tier web services; 1+ years technical leadership and project management across the software development lifecycle; 1+ years developing large-scale distributed systems using Java, C#, or C++; 1+ years using service-oriented architecture; 1+ years using distributed programming; 5+ years as a Software Engineer, Software Developer, or in a related occupation.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
About the job
Leads a software engineering team building and operating large-scale catalog, discovery, and commerce systems, including AI-powered product discovery capabilities.
What you'll do
- Hire, lead, mentor, and develop software engineers.
- Own technical vision, architecture, roadmap, and the software development lifecycle for distributed systems.
- Partner with Applied Scientists and cross-functional teams to build reliable, scalable systems using machine learning and generative AI.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of engineering team management experience and 7+ years of engineering experience.
- 8+ years leading the definition and development of multi-tier web services.
- Experience developing large-scale 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 recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching, and managing software engineers.
- Experience communicating requirements, technical designs, and product strategy to users, technical teams, and senior leadership.
Pay
184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Java, C#, C++, Large Language Models, generative AI, machine learning, distributed systems, service-oriented architecture
AI focus
Partner with Applied Scientists to apply Large Language Models and generative AI to intelligent product discovery, evaluation, matching, and purchasing capabilities.
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