Software Development Manager (Denied Party Screening)

Quick Facts

• Role: Software Development Manager (Denied Party Screening)

Description

You will lead engineering efforts to prevent denied entities from transacting with Amazon businesses. The team builds automated mechanisms—using diverse algorithms and machine learning—to detect and prevent prohibited transactions at very high scale. You’ll help define the customer experience and protect the Amazon brand by driving scalable detection and resolution systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate team vision with passion and empathy

• Shape team structure and technical strategy aligned with business objectives

• Develop and mentor future engineering leaders to translate business needs into technical solutions

• Lead multiple teams delivering and deploying large-scale services

• Make strategic decisions about software products, tools, and new development initiatives

• Ensure operational excellence in production environments

• Partner with business stakeholders, engineering teams, and design teams

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription), Basic Life & AD&D, supplemental options, EAP, mental health support, medical advice line

• Flexible Spending Accounts; adoption and surrogacy reimbursement

• 401(k) matching; paid time off; parental leave

• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)

Requirements

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience

• 7+ years of engineering experience

• 8+ years leading the definition and development of multi-tier web services

• Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

• Knowledge of full software/hardware/networks development life cycle practices (coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, live site operations)

• Experience partnering with product or program management teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience communicating with users and senior leadership to gather requirements and describe software features, technical designs, and product strategy

• Experience recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching, and managing teams of Software Engineers