Software Development Manager, Amazon Music, App Foundry
This team tackles the difficult challenges managing app stability, release tooling, and SDK management for the Amazon Music Mobile, Tablet, and TV apps. The team operates in a fast-paced, innovative and highly ambiguous environment. A successful manager will be able to anticipate requirements, surface innovative solutions, strive to improve overall development efficiency, and attract and retain highly talented engineers.
Responsibilities
* You will work closely with product and technical teams in the US and India.
* You will lead a talented and nimble team of development engineers.
* You are an ambitious and empathetic leader who can prioritize well, manage ambiguity and scope changes, communicate effectively, and deliver results.
Professional traits not unique to this position but necessary for Amazon leaders:
* Experience with mobile software development or embedded systems.
* Experience with architectures using AWS.
* Experience with Platform engineering.
* Demonstrates excellent judgment.
* Strong consumer product engineering background.
* Passionate about engineering efficiency, agile processes, and doing more with less.
* Mentors and leads people by example.
* Adheres to high standards and biases for action.
* Dives deep and stays connected to the details of the business or technology.
* Encourages innovation within the team.
* Inspires passion in others and is results-oriented.
* Thinks big.
About the team
Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts, concert livestreams to artist merch, Amazon Music is innovating at intersections of music and culture. We offer experiences that serve all listeners with our different tiers of service: Prime members have access to music and top ad-free podcasts, with an optional upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited for on-demand access to 100 million songs, including millions in HD, Ultra HD, and spatial audio; anyone can listen for free by downloading the Amazon Music app or via Alexa-enabled devices. Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans, artists, and creators on a global scale.
Basic Qualifications
* 3+ years of engineering team management experience
* 7+ years of engineering 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 live-site 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
* 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 effectiveness
* Experience with audio or video streaming technologies
* Experience with AWS capabilities
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