We are looking for a Software Development Manager who will lead the team building the next generation of AI agents that transform how Amazonians use AI. You will be part of the Amazon AI at Work (AIW) team, driving the vision, execution, and delivery of AI-powered solutions that reshape the future of hybrid (AI + human) work for business professionals. This is a fast-moving space that demands a leader who thrives on rapid iteration, adapts quickly to evolving priorities, and takes initiative in defining and tackling ambiguity head-on.

As a Software Development Manager, you are a people leader and technical strategist who owns the engineering roadmap, grows and develops a high-performing team, and partners with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver complex end-to-end AI solutions. Your work focuses on defining the right problems to solve, setting priorities in ambiguous spaces where both the business problem and solution approach need to be shaped, and ensuring your team delivers with quality and speed. You proactively identify gaps and opportunities before they are assigned, innovate within constraints, and drive creative solutions even when resources, timelines, or requirements are tight. The challenges you take on require balancing technical innovation at the product level with operational excellence and team health.

You take ownership of hiring, developing, and retaining top engineering talent while setting the long-term technical direction and product roadmaps. You build consensus through thoughtful discussions with stakeholders, scientists, and engineering peers across multiple teams. You bring strong technical judgment to inform architecture decisions, remove obstacles for your team, and make strategic trade-offs on investment, scope, and approach to achieve transformative business outcomes and user experiences.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of engineering team management experience

- 7+ years of engineering experience

- 1+ years of providing technical leadership and project management for all aspects of the software development lifecycle experience

- 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using Java, C#, or C++ experience

- 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using service-oriented architecture experience

- 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using distributed programming experience

- 5+ years of Software Engineer, Software Developer, or related occupational experience

- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

- 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

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

- Experience developing, deploying and managing AI products at scale

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually