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Software Development Manager, Japan Store Tech

Amazon Japan G.K.Tokyo, JPN

30+ days ago

Job description

Join us as a Software Development Manager and play a pivotal role in enhancing the global shopping experience through innovative feature development. You will lead a talented team in crafting solutions that focus on points and their externalization, directly impacting millions of customers worldwide. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive strategic initiatives, foster collaboration, and deliver exceptional features for both Amazon internal and external customers.

As a Software Development Manager, your primary focus will be on leading a dynamic team to develop and innovate features that enhance the shopping experience for our global customer base. You will engage in strategic planning, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure the successful delivery of projects. Your role will involve mentoring team members, managing resources, and maintaining a high-performing engineering environment. You will also provide regular updates to senior management on development progress, quality, and system performance.

Our team is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of technology to create seamless and engaging shopping experiences. We are part of the larger Japan Store Tech, a global software development group committed to innovation and excellence. By joining us, you will contribute to our vision of delivering solutions and be part of a collaborative environment where your ideas and initiatives are valued.

Key job responsibilities

Oversee the entire software development lifecycle.
Contribute to defining the long-term strategy and creating an achievable roadmap.

Manage and execute project plans and delivery commitments.

Lead the day-to-day activities of the engineering team in an Agile / Scrum environment.

Manage departmental resources, staffing, mentoring, and maintaining a top-tier engineering team.

Provide regular reports on development status, quality, operations, and system performance to senior management.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

3+ years of engineering team management experience

5+ 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 teams

Bachelor's degree

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

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

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Software Development • Tokyo, JPN