<p>Description</p> <p>We are looking for an experienced software development manager to join our team at Ring and oversee a group of incredibly talented application builderes working on new physical and digital products.</p> <p>The successful candidate will be comfortable in operating in an ambiguous space with strong project management skills, mentoring and coaching skills, and technical ability with a background in developing applications and infrastructure for the front end. You must be able to think and act both strategically and tactically. You should have effective engineering leadership and communication skills, and be team oriented. You must excel in navigating cross-functional efforts and working with a variety of engineering and product teams from a variety of disciplines and areas of the business.</p> <p>Key job responsibilities</p> <ul> <li>Manage a team of application builders and assist in guiding them toward their career goals </li><li>Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of mobile applications through providing input and reviewing work output </li><li>Collaborate with agile teams to define, design, and ship new features </li><li>Identify and correct bottlenecks to allow the team to produce code efficiently and with the fewest amount of unnecessary distraction </li><li>Monitor the health of the applications and work with senior engineers on developing and documenting initiatives to keep code secure, performance-minded, and up-to-date </li></ul> <p>Basic Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>3+ years of engineering team management experience </li><li>7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience </li><li>3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience </li><li>8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience </li><li>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 </li><li>Experience partnering with product or program management teams </li></ul> <p>Preferred Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy </li><li>Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers </li></ul> <p>Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $166,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $287,700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.</p>