Software Development Manager, Amazon Lending

DESCRIPTIONAmazon B2B Payments and Lending ABPL revolutionizes financial services for businesses of all sizes anywhere in the world enabling them to delight their customers and make a positive impact to the communities they serve We never stop innovating to earn their trust by leveraging our scale insights and technology and raise the bar with simple secure and seamless solutions Through Amazon Lending we lend money to small and medium businesses to enable growth of their business Amazon Lending has lent millions of dollars to small and medium businesses selling on Amazon We are passionate about enabling the growth of these companies by removing a critical barrier to success access to capital We offer a streamlined and superior customer experience to financing allowing business owners to focus on their trade rather than worrying about capital By helping businesses grow we add selection to Amazon stores making Amazon an even better place to shop To support our mission we are expanding our Engineering Operations Research Finance Product Management Marketing and Data teams We are working together to extend the global reach of Payments and Lending and launch the next generation of products and customer experiences Key job responsibilities Responsible for the overall platform development life cycle Management and execution against project plans and delivery commitments Manage the day-to-day activities of the engineering team within an Agile Scrum environment Management of team resources hiring mentoring and enhancing and maintaining a world class engineering team Work closely with the engineers in a design-first methodology to architect and develop the best technical design and approach that embodies Operational Excellence Partnering with software development and design teams to deliver on product and services roadmap Lead automation efforts for a team advancing a service ownership culture Accountable for identifying commonalities across reported customer incidents and drive root cause efforts to understand and resolve these problems Driving projects that improve support-related processes and managing Operational cost in running the systems A day in the life As a Software Development Manager you will be part of the larger technical leadership community at Amazon This community forms the backbone of the company plays a critical role in the broad business planning working closely with senior executives to develop business targets and resource requirements influences our long-term technical and business strategy helps us hire talented team of engineers and ultimately enables us to deliver innovative new solutions rapidly About the team We offer a fun inclusive environment to work in with a strong team identity and culture and a clear mission to help small businesses grow and thrive We encourage innovation and a high level of ownership throughout the software life cycle BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 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 teamsPREFERRED 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 engineersOur inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information If the country region you re applying in isn t listed please contact your Recruiting Partner