Description Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) powers the physical engine at the heart of Amazon. AFT builds and operates software, hardware, and the processes that run the global network of fulfillment centers that move billions of units of inventory, employ tens of thousands of people, and ensure that customers get what they want when promised. We do this by building automated solutions to handle things that technology does well, while relying on people to handle things that humans do well. The AFT Inventory organization is seeking a highly skilled Software Development Manager to lead our Inventory Management System. This role will shape the future of how fulfillment centers track end-to-end inventory, which is critical to enable order planning, customer promise and effective warehouse operations. As the SDM of this charter, you'll lead development of systems that handle billions of inventory transactions daily across Amazon's warehouses world-wide. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of distribuetd technology, directly impacting Amazon's fulfillment landscape. The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in distributed systems cloud computing, database management, and GenAI, along with strong leadership and problem-solving skills to drive innovation in this complex and dynamic field. If this sounds exciting to you, you’ll find this role to be engaging, challenging, and full of opportunities to learn and grow. Key job responsibilities - Building and maintaining systems that track inventory throughout Amazon's fulfillment network, designing scalable storage solutions, and developing high-performance APIs. - Spearhead the development of next generation inventory management features for supporting evolving Amazon businesses such as Amazon Bulk Services - Directly hiring, retaining, and growing top engineering talent within your group. - Being a clear technical voice, working in partnership with your teams to deliver an architecture which will scale with the needs of Amazon's business - Exercising operational oversight over your team's systems and products - Quickly and reliably delivering high quality technical solutions that will delight our customers. - Developing a product roadmap that focused on growth and automation - Clearly communicating risks, successes, and missteps to leadership and to stakeholders A day in the life We are looking for highly motivated managers who are able to innovate in a fast paced, mission critical software ecosystem to change the landscape of Amazon's inventory management systems. Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include: 1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage 2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options 3. Paid Time Off (PTO) 4. 401(k) Plan If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply! About the team Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) powers Amazon’s global fulfillment network. We invent and deliver software, hardware, and data science solutions that orchestrate processes, robots, machines, and people. We harmonize the physical and virtual world so Amazon customers can get what they want, when they want it. Inventory AFT’s Inventory team delivers complex, innovative, scalable solutions to manage the end-to-end lifecycle of all physical goods across the Amazon fulfillment network, ensuring both inventory record accuracy and safe inventory handling for billions of items. 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. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $166,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $287,700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.