Senior Manager, Software Development, Goodreads
Top Benefits
About the role
Description Goodreads is the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations. Founded in 2007, Goodreads mission is to help people discover books they love and get more out of reading. Used by avid and casual readers alike, Goodreads members can discover new books by seeing what their friends are reading or through the Goodreads community; share ratings and recommendations; track what they have read, and list what they want to read. Goodreads is also a place where authors and advertisers connect with our valuable reading audience. Goodreads is a subsidiary of Amazon.
As a Senior Manager, you will use significant expertise and high judgment to design team structures and strategies to meet long-term business goals in areas where problems and strategies are not yet defined. You will lead other leaders to set and execute on the vision. You will also drive hiring and developing engineers, helping them meet and exceed their career goals. You'll manage multiple teams and leverage your strong technical ability, excellent project management skills, great communication skills, and motivation to achieve results. You will be responsible for services that can be deployed globally, delivering an exceptional customer experience, provide thought leadership in a fast-paced development environment, and partner with product management and senior leaders to ensure the long-term success of Goodreads.
Key job responsibilities
- Design team structures and strategies to deliver experiences used by millions of readers
- Lead software development execution, ensuring teams deliver high-quality systems that meet business goals and operational requirements
- Hire bar-raising talent and grow leaders through coaching and strategic project assignment
- Identify opportunities to leverage central Amazon systems and assess when custom solutions are appropriate
- Own relationships with operations teams, business teams, and technology partners across Amazon
- Set standards for operational excellence and process improvement
- Champion AI-native development practices enabling significant productivity gains
Basic Qualifications
- 10+ years of engineering experience
- 5+ years of engineering team management experience
- 10+ years of planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software experience
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams
- Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience designing and developing large scale, high-traffic applications
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.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.
CAN, ON, Toronto - 214,200.00 - 357,800.00 CAD annually
Company
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Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC
Job ID: A3190011
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. We are driven by the excitement of building technologies, inventing products, and providing services that change lives. We embrace new ways of doing things, make decisions quickly, and are not afraid to fail. We have the scope and capabilities of a large company, and the spirit and heart of a small one.
Together, Amazonians research and develop new technologies from Amazon Web Services to Alexa on behalf of our customers: shoppers, sellers, content creators, and developers around the world.
Our mission is to be Earth's most customer-centric company. Our actions, goals, projects, programs, and inventions begin and end with the customer top of mind.
You'll also hear us say that at Amazon, it's always "Day 1." What do we mean? That our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon's very first day - to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and focus on delighting our customers.
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Senior Manager, Software Development, Goodreads
Top Benefits
About the role
Description Goodreads is the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations. Founded in 2007, Goodreads mission is to help people discover books they love and get more out of reading. Used by avid and casual readers alike, Goodreads members can discover new books by seeing what their friends are reading or through the Goodreads community; share ratings and recommendations; track what they have read, and list what they want to read. Goodreads is also a place where authors and advertisers connect with our valuable reading audience. Goodreads is a subsidiary of Amazon.
As a Senior Manager, you will use significant expertise and high judgment to design team structures and strategies to meet long-term business goals in areas where problems and strategies are not yet defined. You will lead other leaders to set and execute on the vision. You will also drive hiring and developing engineers, helping them meet and exceed their career goals. You'll manage multiple teams and leverage your strong technical ability, excellent project management skills, great communication skills, and motivation to achieve results. You will be responsible for services that can be deployed globally, delivering an exceptional customer experience, provide thought leadership in a fast-paced development environment, and partner with product management and senior leaders to ensure the long-term success of Goodreads.
Key job responsibilities
- Design team structures and strategies to deliver experiences used by millions of readers
- Lead software development execution, ensuring teams deliver high-quality systems that meet business goals and operational requirements
- Hire bar-raising talent and grow leaders through coaching and strategic project assignment
- Identify opportunities to leverage central Amazon systems and assess when custom solutions are appropriate
- Own relationships with operations teams, business teams, and technology partners across Amazon
- Set standards for operational excellence and process improvement
- Champion AI-native development practices enabling significant productivity gains
Basic Qualifications
- 10+ years of engineering experience
- 5+ years of engineering team management experience
- 10+ years of planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software experience
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams
- Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience designing and developing large scale, high-traffic applications
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.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.
CAN, ON, Toronto - 214,200.00 - 357,800.00 CAD annually
Company
-
Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC
Job ID: A3190011
About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. We are driven by the excitement of building technologies, inventing products, and providing services that change lives. We embrace new ways of doing things, make decisions quickly, and are not afraid to fail. We have the scope and capabilities of a large company, and the spirit and heart of a small one.
Together, Amazonians research and develop new technologies from Amazon Web Services to Alexa on behalf of our customers: shoppers, sellers, content creators, and developers around the world.
Our mission is to be Earth's most customer-centric company. Our actions, goals, projects, programs, and inventions begin and end with the customer top of mind.
You'll also hear us say that at Amazon, it's always "Day 1." What do we mean? That our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon's very first day - to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and focus on delighting our customers.