Software Development Manager, Buy with Prime

3+ years of engineering team management experience
- 7+ years of engineering experience
- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams

Amazon Australia’s Software Engineering Teams are growing at an exceptional rate as we work to create an awesome shopping experience for global customers. We are looking for a highly motivated, top notch software development leader with both business and technical acumen to be part of a new greenfield project that is fundamental to Amazon’s future. We will tackle some of the world’s most intriguing problems involving software architecture design, customer experience, and business strategy.

Key job responsibilities
You will be responsible for solving complex problems, managing teams developing front and back-end services that can scale to millions of requests, build products that will reach millions of customers and deploy them globally delivering an exceptional customer experience. You will work closely with and learn from a large Principal Engineering community with direct interaction with project leadership up to the S-Team level. As an innovator who embraces new technology, you will be empowered to choose the right highly scalable and available technology to solve complex problems and will directly influence product design.

You will have the opportunity to build, scale and shape the direction of this business. You will work with highly intelligent and creative engineers to implement the key features of “Buy with Prime” and a lot more (watch this space world) while ensuring high standards of delivery, operational performance and customer focus. This role requires deep technical expertise, excellent leadership skills, and strong business judgement. You will be responsible for services that can be deployed globally, delivering an exceptional customer experience, provide thought leadership in a fast-paced development environment, and partner with product management and senior leaders to ensure the success of this program. You should be adept at understanding the development needs of individuals on your team and providing the right challenges and feedback.

A day in the life

About the team
This team is developing a brand new global initiative for Amazon, Buy with Prime. Buy with Prime is helping people re-imagine the way they shop.wherever they do Our vision is to enable every entrepreneur in the world to reach every customer in the world through every channel they can imagine. Buy with Prime is a new way to extend Prime shopping benefits—including fast, free shipping, a seamless checkout experience, and free returns—to merchants’ own online stores, ultimately increasing selection for Prime members. For over 20 years, Amazon been empowering small and medium-sized businesses with opportunities to grow. Buy with Prime is an exciting next step in our mission to help merchants of all sizes grow their business—whether on Amazon or beyond.

This Australian based tech team enjoy all of the benefits that you can expect from a global top 5 tech company but does so in a unique way.

Visas & Location

We are happy to consider providing visa support/ sponsorship. Domestic relocation is provided. If our business, culture, and love for technology sound like they might be a fit, we'd love to hear from you
- Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
- Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers

Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement:
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected attributes.