Ever wondered how Amazon.com website works? Do you like working on projects that are highly visible and are tied closely to Amazon's growth? Are you seeking an environment where you can drive innovation leveraging scalability with Amazon's AWS cloud services?

The Amazon International Technology Team is hiring a Software Development Manager in Seattle, Washington. In this role, the person will lead a high performing engineering team in the design and development of highly scalable web services and systems. The INTech team builds International extensions and new features of the Amazon.com web site for individual countries and creates systems to support Amazon operations in Latin America, designed to scale worldwide. We have already worked in Germany, France, UK, India, China, Italy, Brazil, Mexico and more.

We operate as a startup within Amazon, providing great flexibility in product and technology direction. As a leader on the team, you will be expected to operate at all levels, diving deep into the details while providing strategic inputs for the product. You will be a key player in driving strategic planning, project execution, development of engineering talent, and the ongoing operation and improvement of the product.

You will establish and execute the long-term architectural road-map and drive continual improvements to the efficiency and flexibility of our product. You will hold the team to an extremely high bar for site performance, scalability and availability.

We have a very flat team structure, and offer an unique opportunity for technical leaders who want to work closely with the business in defining, designing, building and operating products that solve interesting business problems.

Please note that travel expenses will be covered if we invite you to interview with us.

About the team

The hiring team focuses on technology to support continuous transaction control compliance requirements for countries that require e-invoicing solutions. We support new business, new requirements due to changing laws, and optimization of existing compliance processes, working closely with business and local tax teams.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Seattle, WA, USA

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of engineering team management experience

- 7+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services 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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 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

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, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $148,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $287,700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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