COMPLETE Software Development Manager, High Volume Hiring - Arlington

Job Description

We are responsible for creating hiring solutions for millions of applicants and future Amazonians. Amazon has 1.2M employees worldwide with plans for continued growth. Here, you’ll be part of a team that builds scalable, international solutions impacting unprecedented number of candidate experiences. We create global solutions that not only scale up in volume, but also handle the complexity of diverse workflows and country specific rules/regulations. Our team is growing rapidly at multiple locations. If you have the drive, tenacity, an entrepreneurial spirit, and most importantly the day 1 spark to take on ambiguous problems head on, in a fast-paced environment, this is the place for you!

Key job responsibilities
As a Software Development Manager you will -
- Manage a highly talented and motivated team of software engineers to architect, develop, test and deploy high quality software solutions with a dedicated customer focus.
- Be a technical leader that is not afraid to challenge the norms and innovate.
- Manage and execute against project plans and delivery commitments.
- Develop relationships with internal and external partner teams. Be the evangelist and point of contact for your team.
- Manage departmental resources: hiring, mentoring, career management and maintaining a high performing team.
- Develop the long-term strategy for your systems, while aligning them to the goals of the organization and translate that into an achievable road map.
- Collaborate with peer leaders to ensure your strategies are in alignment with the rest of the organization.


A day in the life
- Motivational people manager who leads by listening and collaborating.
- Drive a culture of excellence, grow and mature a team to take them to the next level.
- Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written, and equally adept at communicating upwards and downwards.
- Be curious, love problem-solving, diving deep, collect data to make well informed decisions, but use sound judgement in the face of insufficient data.
- Follow the latest technologies and motivate your teams to innovate.

About the team
Our team and technology is responsible for creating hiring solutions for millions of applicants and future Amazonians that will help Amazon stay customer obsessed. We create global solutions that not only scale up in volume, but also handle the complexity of diverse workflows and laws worldwide. We are rapidly growing as a team and if you have the drive, tenacity, an entrepreneurial spirit and most importantly the day 1 spark to take on ambiguous problems head on, in a fast paced environment, this is the place for you!

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

Arlington, VA, USA

Basic Qualifications:

- 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

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.