Description As a software development manager on the Region Flexibility Engineering team, you will play an essential role in building the software services and experiences that allow Amazon software teams to run software globally. The technology and customer experiences you and your team will deliver will be used by thousands of software engineers across Amazon to simplify what it means to own software and run anywhere across the globe. Your team will build delightful user experiences, automated tooling and leverage AI to deliver code at scale, eliminating repetitive tasks, reducing overhead, and directly improving builder experience across Amazon. Key job responsibilities As a software development manager on the Region Flexibility Engineering team, you will: * Lead your team to solve intriguing problems in software architecture with highly scalable solutions, guiding your team in choosing the right technologies * Directly influence your team’s product design and architectural direction while collaborating with different teams across the company * Define the strategy, prioritization, and engineering roadmap for your team * Identify opportunities and implement innovative solutions to improve developer experience for thousands of teams at Amazon * Hire and develop the industry’s best talent to build a well-balanced team * Be supported by a large and experienced Principal Engineering community About the team The Region Flexibility Engineering organization supports the rapid global expansion of Amazon's infrastructure. Our products support all Amazon businesses like Worldwide Stores, Alexa, Kindle, and Prime Video. We drive adoption of ever-evolving and state-of-the-art AWS and non-AWS technologies, and work closely with AWS teams to improve AWS public offerings. Our organization focuses on robust and scalable solutions that are simple to use and are delivered utilizing engineering best practices. We leverage and build foundational infrastructure capabilities, tools, and datasets that enable Amazon teams to delight our customers. Basic Qualifications - 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 - 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 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 Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.