Software Development Manager, Time and Pay Innovation
System Design , Software Development , Software Architecture Software Development Management, Engineering Management, Team Management, Multi-tier Web Services, Engineering Practices, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software/Hardware/Networks Development Life Cycle, Coding Standards, Code Reviews, Source Control Management, Build Processes, Software Testing, Certification, Livesite Operations, Agile, Agile Development, Agile Methodology, Product Management Collaboration, Program Management Collaboration, Cross-functional Collaboration, Requirements Gathering, Operational Metrics, Production Support, Architectural Strategy, Business Strategy, Technology Strategy, Team Building, Recruiting, Hiring, Mentoring, Coaching, Career Development, Technical Leadership, Stakeholder Communication
⭐ Optional (Preferred) SkillsUser Communication, Technical Communication, Senior Leadership Communication, Requirements Gathering, Software Product Features, Technical Design Communication, Product Strategy, Recruiting, Hiring, Mentoring, Coaching, Engineering Team Management, Software Engineering Team Management, Team Development
Are you an experienced engineering leader passionate about Generative AI? Join Amazon's Time and Pay Innovation team to build world-class workforce management and payroll solutions supporting more than 2 million hourly associates across Amazon businesses. Help shape the future of AI-powered HR technology while delivering highly secure, scalable, and global software solutions.
About the Team
Time and Pay Innovation is responsible for workforce management and payroll computation systems that power critical HR processes across Amazon. From onboarding seasonal employees to managing employee data integrations, the team builds secure, reliable, and scalable platforms that improve both employee experience and business efficiency. As Generative AI becomes a strategic priority, you'll help drive the next generation of intelligent enterprise solutions.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Build, lead, and manage a high-performing team of software engineers.
- Foster career growth, mentorship, and a strong engineering culture.
- Recruit, hire, coach, and develop technical talent.
- Collaborate with internal customers and cross-functional teams to gather requirements, prioritize work, and communicate progress.
- Own operational excellence, software quality, and service health metrics.
- Lead Agile development processes to deliver incremental customer value.
- Partner with Product Management to define long-term architecture and product strategy.
- Drive technology vision and long-term engineering roadmaps.
- Lead the adoption of Generative AI technologies across products and engineering workflows.
Basic Qualifications
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
- 8+ years of experience leading the design and development of multi-tier web services.
- Strong knowledge of the complete software development lifecycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build systems, testing, certification, and production operations.
- Experience partnering with Product Management or Program Management teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience communicating technical designs, product strategy, and software features to customers, engineering teams, and senior leadership.
- Proven experience recruiting, hiring, mentoring, coaching, and managing software engineering teams.