Software Development Manager, Canada Technology, Amazon Canada

DESCRIPTION

Are you ready to revolutionize e-commerce for millions of Canadians? Do you thrive on creating exceptional online shopping and selling experiences through technology? If so, we want to hear from you!

Amazon Canada is on the hunt for a strategic Software Development Manager to lead an advanced Engineering Team in Toronto. In this role, you'll spearhead the development of innovative and scalable solutions that bridge the gap between Canadian buyers and sellers, while ensuring our customers enjoy unparalleled access to top-quality products at competitive prices.

Your mission will be to drive the evolution of the Canadian e-commerce experience through innovative engineering and Artificial intelligence (AI) driven solutions. You'll collaborate with various other engineering, product and science teams across Amazon to deliver Canada-specific innovations. Your expertise will be crucial in persisting and enhancing the unique Canadian experience across our platform, setting new standards in personalized, efficient, and user-friendly online shopping.


Key job responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities
Lead and grow a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation
Drive technical direction and architecture of large-scale, complex software systems
Partner with Product, Data, Operations, Science, and other technical teams to define and execute product strategy
Own end-to-end delivery of customer-facing features from conception to production
Ensure operational excellence and maintain high quality standards across all deliverables
Develop and mentor team members, promoting best practices and professional growth

Strategic Leadership and responsibilities
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to identify business opportunities and drive solutions
Define and execute the technical roadmap aligned with business objectives
Architect and implement scalable systems that support millions of Canadian customers
Champion operational excellence and maintain high availability of production services

People Management
Build and lead high-performing engineering teams through hiring, coaching, and mentoring
Foster an inclusive team culture promoting innovation and technical excellence
Drive adoption of software engineering best practices
Manage performance and career development of team members
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree
3+ years of engineering team management experience
7+ years of engineering experience
7+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
Experience managing a team of high calibre Software Engineers developing complex, world class, scalable software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
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
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
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
Experience with the scrum methodology
Previous experience with cloud technologies, such as AWS

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