When people talk about “Amazon-scale” they usually mean Amazon.com and AWS. These are some of the highest-traffic, lowest-latency websites and services in the world. The Website Application Platform team is looking to hire a seasoned engineering leader to lead the next wave of platforms that are used to develop these websites and bring state of the art tools to the developers at Amazon to rapidly innovate on the websites to meet customer needs and new business launches. We are uniquely positioned within Amazon to unleash the power of the world’s most innovative and productive developers. As Software Development Manager, you will build and grow a world-class team of software engineers. Your customers are Amazon engineers who build shopping experiences that our customers love and use everyday. You will collaborate with leaders around the company to understand complex business and technical requirements, and then innovate on their behalf to empower their developers in ways they didn’t know
· Foundational knowledge of software development principals and practices obtained through a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related field or 3 years technical work experience in those areas · 5+ years of software development experience (in addition to foundational knowledge) · 3+ years of people management experience · Experience with Java, C++ or C# · Experience working in an agile software development process (e.g. Scrum, eXtreme Programming, Kanban) · Demonstrated knowledge of computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithm design and complexity analysis · Strong leadership,