Amazon Software Development Manager - System Simulation Amazon Robotics AR 

United States, Massachusetts 

358583237

Key job responsibilities
* Manage a team of software engineers responsible for developing and maintaining simulation tools, environments, and frameworks to support robotic system development
* Mentor and develop software and simulation engineers, providing technical guidance and supporting career growth
* Establish technical roadmaps, milestones, and delivery plans for simulation capabilities, aligning with overall business objectives
* Collaborate closely with domain experts, product managers, data scientists, and other stakeholders to understand and translate business requirements into simulation solutions
* Oversee the full software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, architecture design, implementation, testing, and deployment
* Monitor project progress, identify and mitigate risks, and communicate status updates to cross-functional teams
* Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and advancements in robotics, simulation, and software engineering, and incorporate them into the development process
* Leverage AI technologies to improve development processes, tools, and infrastructures to enhance team productivity and software qualityA day in the life
Here’s an example of what a typical day might look like for a Software Development Manager for a simulation team.- Meet with simulation customers to discuss the latest product roadmap and upcoming simulation requirements.

- Bachelor's degree
- 3+ years of engineering team management experience
- 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
- 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems 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
- 5+ years of simulation software development experience.

- 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
- Master's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent
- Expertise in physics-based simulation, discrete event simulation, 3D graphics, real-time rendering, and other simulation-related technologies