BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of engineering team management experience
- 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
- 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems 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
DESCRIPTION
Come change how people discover the movies and shows that they love on Prime Video.
We are looking for a talented Software Development Manager to lead the development of Prime Video’s Discovery Ads. In addition to Amazon Original and Exclusives, Prime Video offers channels for customers to subscribe to from hundreds of channel providers. We do this to provide our customers with the best content selection in a single entertainment hub. In an effort to help our partners find the right customers for their channels, we offer ad placements on the page which has a meaningful positive impact to the Prime Video business, enabling investment in exciting new content.
As the SDM on the Discovery Ads team, you will lead a team of talented engineers in building out new advertising placements on the storefront, connecting customers with content that they are interested in. Your work spans across multiple organizations, including the Amazon Ads team, multiple teams across prime video, and a product team.
Key job responsibilities
As the manager, you will be leading a team of engineers to utilize Agile methodologies to deliver software projects for the team.
You will be responsible for writing the team's three year vision, partnering project roadmaps, working backwards artifacts, ensuring operational excellence in the team, and coordinate delivery with other teams.
A key responsibility for the manager will be the career development of the engineers in the team, managing performance, promotions and champion best practices and innovation.
A day in the life
You will be working with your team of talented engineers to solve complex problems to benefit Prime Video Customers. Helping coach the team to design and implement ads solutions and keep stakeholders in the loop
You will own the team's ceremonies, such as stand up, sprint planning, retro and demo. You will facilitate operational reviews and team meetings and 1 on 1 sessions. You'll also work with other SDMs on and off the team to help build strong operational best practices
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Seattle, WA, USA
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
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $148,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $287,700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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