Sr Mgr, Software Development, E-reader

4 weeks ago


Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India myGwork Full time
This job is with Amazon, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.

DESCRIPTION:Do you want to shape the future of Kindle Scribe and how it fits in customers of various needs? Are you passionate about security and get Kindle Stack to latest software? Do you want to lead, grow, and be part of a team that is building services that enable customers to use Kindle Scribe in any of their document authoring workflows? If you said yes to any or all of those, come join Kindle E-reader team

We are looking for an experienced Senior Software development manager to lead the development of highly secure operating system for Kindle E-readers and also lead teams that provide productivity features. In this role, you will be a member of the leadership team and a technical leader responsible for development and operations. You will manage software managers and technical leaders. The ideal candidate is excited about the incredible opportunity that Kindle E-reader and cloud services represent, and is passionate about delivering high-quality deliverables in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift swiftly. Our newest leader thinks big, has an entrepreneurial spirit, establishes strong relationships with business stakeholders, is passionate about the customer experience and has a track record of building new teams and delivering large programs from the ground up.

Key job responsibilitiesIn this role, you will set goals, team structure and processes, define/develop/realize the strategy and roadmap, identify resource requirements and hire against it, develop the careers of managers and engineers, deliver high-quality software that exceeds customer expectations, write docs that communicates bold vision, and maintain operational excellence of the services you own.

A day in the lifeYou will work with stakeholders from Kindle devices and Services to define/deliver roadmap, cost new requirements, make prioritization trade-offs, and track dependencies. You will brainstorm new ideas with principal engineers to identify architectural synergies, address requirements, and scale services. You will review the operational and ticket dashboards to identify and prioritize customer issues resolution. You will identify resource requirements, hire against it, coach, mentor managers and engineers, and plan their careers. You will author docs to communicate bold vision and project updates.

About the teamThe mission of the Kindle E-reader team is to provide a highly secure Kindle Device that enables customers to be highly productive while using Kindle Scribe on both personal and professional use-cases.

The changes we make directly affect millions of end customers. This position within the Kindle E-readers represents a unique opportunity to be nimble, iterate and deliver in this fast-growing space and help shape the technology, architecture, and business.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:- 10+ years of engineering experience- 5+ years of engineering team management experience- 10+ years of planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software experience- Experience partnering with product or program management teams- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems- Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environmentPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:- Experience partnering with product and program management teams- Experience designing and developing large scale, high-traffic applications

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