Job Description

DESCRIPTION

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Amazon World Wide Operations Organization is seeking a Software Development Manager to help build Amazon's indirect supply chain.

In this role, you will be working in one of the world's largest and most complex supply chain business environments. You should be passionate about utilizing the latest technologies to build end to end business solutions, working with huge datasets to answer business questions. You should have deep expertise in the creation and management of backend and frontend applications and data stores, as well as proven ability to translate data into meaningful insights.

We are looking for a Software Development Manager to help build new initiatives for the indirect supply chain, and manage the innovation streams for this program. We are growing fast and pushing the boundaries on supply chain optimization and operational excellence.



Key job responsibilities

Define the strategy and roadmap for your team Hire and develop the industry's best talent to build a strong and well-balanced team Work across the organization to deliver best-in-class supply chain solutions while balancing critical business objectives Build the next generation systems for supply chain management to allow rapid innovation in operational processes Build software that easily extends to meet the high growth of Amazon's supply chain business and capabilities Own and operate mission critical services that are highly reliable and highly low latency Influence Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence initiatives to optimize supply chain decisions and forecasting


A day in the life

You will lead in a fast-paced environment, guiding a team of smart software engineers to architect and develop the right technical solutions to meet the needs of the business. You will be in charge of the complete software development lifecycle: defining, prioritizing, designing, building, and testing new features. We care about both delivering business value and high quality software; we don't sacrifice one for the other. We're looking for someone with a demonstrated track record of hiring and leading teams of software development engineers to build and run highly-scalable, global software solutions.



About the team

Are you interested in helping Amazon optimize one of the world's most complex supply chains? We are the Indirect Supply Chain team and are focused on building innovative solutions that power Amazon's operational excellence. We work with huge datasets to answer critical business questions and build end-to-end solutions that directly impact Amazon's ability to serve customers efficiently and cost-effectively.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

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3+ years of engineering team management experience 7+ years of engineering experience 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services 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 designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

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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 working with large datasets and data-driven decision making Background in supply chain, operations, or logistics systems


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