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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Development Manager, Applied AI Solutions - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States - **Salary:** $184,900.0 - $250,200.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Code Review, Software Product Management, Service-Oriented Architecture, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Distributed Programming, Information Technology, Build Process, Software Coding, Software Version Control - **Published:** September 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/18FF5E11962848BDAAFF794503E3B6A2/job/ ## About the Role * 3+ years of engineering team management experience * 7+ years of engineering experience * 1+ years of providing technical leadership and project management for all aspects of the software development lifecycle experience * 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using Java, C#, or C++ experience * 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using service-oriented architecture experience * 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using distributed programming 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 * 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 * Experience developing, deploying and managing AI products at scale ## Description As a Software Development Manager, you are a people leader and technical strategist who owns the engineering roadmap, grows and develops a high-performing team, and partners with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver complex end-to-end AI solutions. Your work focuses on defining the right problems to solve, setting priorities in ambiguous spaces where both the business problem and solution approach need to be shaped, and ensuring your team delivers with quality and speed. You proactively identify gaps and opportunities before they are assigned, innovate within constraints, and drive creative solutions even when resources, timelines, or requirements are tight. The challenges you take on require balancing technical innovation at the product level with operational excellence and team health. You take ownership of hiring, developing, and retaining top engineering talent while setting the long-term technical direction and product roadmaps. You build consensus through thoughtful discussions with stakeholders, scientists, and engineering peers across multiple teams. 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