Amazon Alexa is seeking leaders. We are seeking a Software Development Manager. As a Manager of Software Development, you will be responsible for leading teams of engineers in design, development, testing, and deployment of features on our mobile platforms and our backend services. A successful candidate will have an established background in developing customer-facing experiences, proven track record of building and leading strong and motivated engineering organizations, have strong technical ability, excellent project management skills, great communication skills, and a motivation to achieve results in a fast paced environment. Specifically, you will: · Manage a team of high caliber Software Engineers working on building world class, scalable distributed systems and mobile customer experiences. · Recruit, hire, mentor, and coach Software Development Engineers at different levels of experience. · Manage and execute against project plans and deliver commitments within a professional, high
· 4+ years of experience building successful production software systems · · A solid grounding in Computer Science fundamentals (based on a BS or MS in CS or related field; or equivalent work experience)· Mastery of the tools of the trade including a variety of modern programming languages (Java, JavaScript, React Native) and open-source technologies. · · Experience developing cloud software services and an understanding of design for scalability, performance and reliability · · Development experience defining, developing and maintaining REST based interfaces · · Strong technical communication