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# Software Development Manager, Amazon Foundational...

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Bellevue, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $184,900.0 - $250,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Product Management, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Web Services, Information Technology
- **Published:** July 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000ginb3k

## About the Role

What we are looking for: Successful candidates for this position must have experience in growing and coaching a highly qualified team of software engineers. They must possess strong verbal and written communication skills, be self-driven, and deliver high quality results in a fast-paced environment. You will be able to Think Big to develop a plan and invent mechanisms that scale to meet the broad and diverse needs of teams across Amazon. You will have a strong customer obsession, working to deeply understand the needs of your customers and relentlessly looking to improve their experience and make them more productive., 3+ years of engineering team management experience

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

 - 5+ years of Software Engineer, Software Developer, or related occupational experience

 - Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

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

## Description

A successful Software Development Manager starts with building a high performing team. You are responsible for the software architecture, development, operations, and strategic direction of the team., At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon's products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores


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