Software Development Manager – Amazon – Vancouver, BC

About the role: Software Development Manager As a Software Development Manager at Amazon in Vancouver, BC, you’ll lead engineering teams building the next generation of Amazon’s core ordering systems—the platform that powers everything from shopping cart and checkout to order processing, history, refunds, and post-fulfillment actions. This role sits at the heart of Amazon’s retail experience, shaping the entire post-click customer journey at massive scale. You’ll combine people leadership, technical vision, and business acumen to deliver highly available, secure, and scalable distributed systems used by millions of customers worldwide. This is a high-impact leadership role in a fast-moving environment with complex dependencies and real ownership. About the role: Software Development Manager In this role, you’ll build, lead, and grow diverse, high-performing engineering teams while setting the technical direction and long-term roadmap for critical ordering services. You’ll partner closely with product managers, stakeholders, and senior leaders to translate business goals into executable engineering plans. You’ll provide hands-on technical leadership—driving architecture and design decisions, leading deep dives into complex systems, and ensuring engineering excellence across the full software development lifecycle. You’ll also own delivery, prioritization, and risk management to ensure reliable outcomes at scale. Compensation & Role Type This is a full-time professional leadership role based in Vancouver, BC. The listed base salary range is $171,400 – $286,200 CAD annually, depending on experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers a comprehensive total rewards package including base salary, bonuses, RSUs, and extensive benefits. Job Type: Full-Time (Professional) Job ID: 3162525 Base Salary Range: $171,400 – $286,200 CAD/year Key Responsibilities Build, lead, and grow high-performing engineering teams, including hiring, mentoring, and performance management Set technical vision, product roadmap, and long-term strategy for core ordering systems Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, and business stakeholders Lead architecture and design discussions for large-scale distributed systems Ensure timely execution, prioritization, and risk mitigation Drive engineering excellence across coding standards, testing, deployment, and live-site operations Own deep dives into complex technical issues and ensure durable root-cause solutions Requirements 3+ years of engineering team management experience 7+ years of hands-on experience within software engineering teams 3+ years designing or architecting scalable, reliable systems 8+ years leading development of multi-tier web services Strong knowledge of the full software development lifecycle Experience partnering closely with product or program management teams Preferred Qualifications Experience communicating technical strategy to senior leadership Proven success in recruiting, mentoring, and coaching software engineers Strong ability to translate business goals into technical execution How to Apply If you’re ready to lead engineering teams at massive scale and shape Amazon’s core commerce platform, apply through the official Amazon job posting. For this Software Development Manager role, emphasize experience leading engineering teams, owning distributed systems, and delivering scalable, reliable platforms. Highlight architecture leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and your ability to balance people leadership with deep technical ownership. Amazon values leaders who think long-term, execute with urgency, and obsess over the customer—make sure your resume clearly shows ownership, impact, and scale. #J-18808-Ljbffr