Amazon Software Development Manager Alexa Ads 

United States, California, Irvine 

966518773

What We’re Looking For:- A proven track record as a Software Development Manager or engineering leader, with experience scaling products from concept to large-scale deployment.- Strong background in AI-powered systems, e-commerce, online advertising, search technologies, or related domains.Key job responsibilities
- Shape the Technical Vision: Steer the design and architecture of large-scale, innovative software systems for Alexa+, driving GenAI-powered features, and supporting the rapid growth of Alexa Ads revenue streams.- Cultivate High-Performing Team: Hire, mentor, and develop top engineering talent, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation within cross-functional teams focused on scaling Alexa+ and advancing Alexa’s advertising capabilities.
- Champion Engineering Excellence: Provide technical leadership throughout the SDLC, ensuring best practices in code quality, scalability, and reliability for mission-critical systems powering Alexa+ and Amazon Ads, while driving operational excellence at scale.We are located at the heart of sunny SoCal, and in the greenfield adventures of monetizing Alexa+ with her new remarkable GenAI-powered capabilities. Our owned tech stacks run the gamut from lightning-fast compute infrastructure to sleek customer-facing content rendering.

- 3+ years of engineering team management 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

- 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