TL;DR
System Development Manager (Software Development): Lead and manage a team supporting Amazon's Catalog Engineering Services to maintain system security, monitor metrics, and improve operational efficiency with an accent on large multi-team project leadership and root cause resolution. Focus on strategic direction, mentoring, and driving improvements in complex distributed systems and AWS environments.
Location: Must be based in London, United Kingdom
Company
Amazon builds and operates the world’s largest e-commerce product catalog and related systems, powering customer buying experiences globally.
What you will do
- Lead and manage a team of System Development Engineers supporting ASCS systems and services.
- Act as subject matter expert for multiple services and lead large multi-team projects.
- Drive operational efficiency through SLAs, metrics, monitoring, tools, and documentation.
- Proactively prevent support issues and resolve complex problems.
- Assign tasks, mentor, and train engineering team members.
- Contribute to strategic direction and hiring decisions.
Requirements
- Must be based in or able to work onsite in London, UK.
- 6+ years experience in software development, testing, or DevOps/System development engineering.
- Experience managing technical teams and hiring engineering talent.
- Proficiency in modern programming languages such as Ruby, Java, Python, or C#.
- Strong communication and documentation skills.
- Knowledge of automation tools and AWS services.
Nice to have
- Experience managing competing priorities using metrics for business decisions.
- Experience with highly concurrent, high throughput distributed systems.
- Strong team leadership skills and initiative in problem solving.
Culture & Benefits
- Inclusive culture valuing diversity and equal opportunity.
- Focus on innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement.
- Supportive environment for professional growth and mentoring.