> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/1703035-manager-software-development-private-brands](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/1703035-manager-software-development-private-brands). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md).

---

# Manager, Software Development, Private Brands

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $184,900.0 - $250,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Code Review, Software Design Patterns, Software Product Management, Software Engineering, Web Services, Session Description Protocol Security Descriptions (SDES), Build Process, Software Coding, Software Version Control
- **Published:** July 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=700e5f715131b041

## About the Role

* 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
 * 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
 * 3+ years of engineering team management experience
 * 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems 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, * 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
 * Usage of generative AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency, with a willingness to learn effective prompting and evaluation practices
 * Ability to recognize opportunities where generative AI could enhance products, workflows, or customer experiences

## Description

At Amazon, we're working to create the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven leaders to help us build great customer experiences. Our Private Brands offer customers quality, at great prices and we are looking for a Manager, Software Development to help build new experiences and systems that will enable customers to discover and buy Private Brands products. We are an interdisciplinary team that leverages the strengths of engineers and scientists to build solutions for some of the toughest business problems at Amazon.

You will lead a team of engineers to translate business and functional requirements into concrete deliverables and user experiences, including the design, development, testing, and deployment of highly scalable distributed services and GenAI solutions. This is a unique, high visibility opportunity for a leader who wants to have business impact, dive deep into large-scale engineering problems, and hire and develop a large team.

Key job responsibilities

 * Manage development teams focused on creating the complex back-end systems and/or agentic solutions for customer-facing products
 * Establish and execute short and long-term architectural roadmaps for the product
 * Collaborate with SDEs, PEs, and engineering managers to develop the best technical and operational design, delivering value quickly to customers without sacrificing the long-term
 * Design, refine and reduce the ongoing costs of operational processes.
 * Be a guardian of world-class customer experience for your product: continually raise the bar on product performance, technical documentation, and availability and scale improvements.


## Related Videos

- [Fireside Chat with Werner Vogels, VP & CTO, Amazon.com & Daniel Gebler, CTO at Picnic](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1405-fireside-chat-with-werner-vogels-vp-cto-amazon-com-daniel-gebler-cto-at-picnic)
- [Are Code Reviews Worth It? Insights from 16 Years of Review Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1135-are-code-reviews-worth-it-insights-from-16-years-of-review-data)
- [Developer Time Is Valuable - Use the Right Tools - Kilian Valkhof](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1792-developer-time-is-valuable-use-the-right-tools-kilian-valkhof)
- [Empowering Democratic Processes: Building a Hybrid Voting Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1163-empowering-democratic-processes-building-a-hybrid-voting-platform)
- [Rust Beyond Systems: Revolutionizing Web Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1111-rust-beyond-systems-revolutionizing-web-development)
- [Fireside Chat - In conversation with Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon.com](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100265-fireside-chat-in-conversation-with-werner-vogels-cto-of-amazon-com)

## Related Articles

- [The Best Software Developer Blogs to Read](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/156-the-best-software-developer-blogs-to-read)
- [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers)
- [What is Software Engineering in the Age of AI?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/640-what-is-software-engineering-in-the-age-of-ai)
- [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)
- [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers)
- [What is Agentic Programming and Why Should Developers Care?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/625-what-is-agentic-programming-and-why-should-developers-care)