Software Development Manager - Video Analytics Insights Platform

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Want to improve the Amazon shopping experience with engaging video, customer insights, and deep machine learning optimizations? The Video Shopping Experience team is looking for a Software Development Manager to build a video analytics platform for Amazon and video creators, using big data to drive a big business. If you love being customer-centric, thinking big and moving fast then this is the position for you!

We own large scale video analytics products, including interactive web applications and services, workflow systems, and operational and business reporting. Our data and software helps systems, creators, and curators get insights to optimize their video content.

As the Leader, you will have end-to-end ownership of these products. Responsibilities include direct management of engineers, process and quality of service improvements, strategic planning, project management for software within the team, and management of resources. Successful candidates will be strong leaders who can prioritize well, communicate clearly, and have a consistent track record of delivery.

Professional traits that are not unique to this position, but necessary for Amazon leaders:
· Exhibits excellent judgment
· Hires and develops great people
· Has relentlessly high standards (is never satisfied with the status quo)
· Is able to dive deep and is never out of touch with the details of the business or the technology
· Expects and requires innovation of her/his team
· Has passion and convictions and the innate ability to inspire passion in others
· Strong results orientation
· Thinks big

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
· Demonstrated leadership ability as a software development manager
· 2+ years of people leadership skills
· People management, team building and mentoring experience
· Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
· 3+ years professional experience in software development
· Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms and problem solving
· Experience with at least one modern programming language such as Python, Ruby, Java, C#, C++, NodeJS