Manager, Software Development, ASBX, Software Foundations and Management
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 14, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 12, 2026. Amazon scores B on the Alion truth index.
The Amazon Software Builder Experience team is looking for a Software Development Manager (SDM) to help us in our mission to make developers focus on coding, and making their life easier by building automated software transformation and modernization tools . As an SDM III, you will own the delivery of the code transform generation and execution services that run across entire Amazon fleet. Our job is to make it a pleasure to be an engineer at Amazon by taking the pain out of the mechanical parts of software development. More specifically, we own the tools Amazonians use to automatically update their software. If you’re excited to have a large impact and the cloud computing industry, you’ll find this role to be engaging, challenging, and full of opportunities to learn and grow.
AWS has the most services and more features within those services, than any other cloud provider-from infrastructure technologies like compute, storage, and databases-to emerging technologies, such as machine learning and artificial intelligence, data lakes and analytics, and Internet of Things.
Key job responsibilities
The Amazon Software Builder Experience team is looking for a Software Development Manager (SDM) to help us in our mission to make developers focus on coding, and making their life easier by centrally managing their software dependencies and updating their applications regularly with the latest versions of software dependencies.
As an SDM III, you will own the delivery of the software transformation tooling for Amazon developers. Our job is to make it a pleasure to be an engineer at Amazon by taking the pain out of the mechanical parts of software development. More specifically, we own the tools Amazonians use to manage their software dependencies from import all the way to updates and deployment. If you’re excited to have a large impact and the cloud computing industry, you’ll find this role to be engaging, challenging, and full of opportunities to learn and grow.
Basic qualifications
- 3+ years of engineering team management experience
- 7+ years of engineering experience
- 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
- 1+ years of providing technical leadership and project management for all aspects of the software development lifecycle experience
- 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using Java, C#, or C++ experience
- 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using service-oriented architecture experience
- 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using distributed programming experience
- 5+ years of Software Engineer, Software Developer, or related occupational experience
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- 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
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, VA, Arlington - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually