Amazon

DESCRIPTION

We're seeking an innovative Software Development Manager to pioneer next-generation robotic systems. You'll support sophisticated robotics solutions, merging software expertise with mechanical ingenuity. You'll collaborate across disciplines to design, implement, and optimize core infrastructure and tools that power our robotic applications. Your role will be crucial in creating seamless interactions between software and hardware, enhancing existing features, and building new solutions.

Key job responsibilities

As a Software Development Manager, you will drive the development and delivery of a software engineering team that designs, prototypes, integrates, tests and launches robotic applications. Your responsibilities will include collaborating with other teams across the globe.

You will develop a team of highly-motivated and talented individuals that can collaborate across disciplines.

The successful candidate will be proactive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open and collaborative peer environment.

This is an opportunity for problem-solvers and technology enthusiasts to thrive.

• Participate in all phases of new developments including concept, design, architecting, prototyping, and production
• Implementation, performance optimization and maintenance of software
• Collaborate with software, hardware, and operations customers
• Contribute to software design reviews and team best practices
• Enjoys working side by side with partners, colleagues and teams on tough problems
• Is highly effective and thrives in a dynamic environment with multiple, changing priorities
• Is comfortable with proactive outward communication and technical leadership and never shies away from a challenge

A day in the life

The Software Development Manager will work closely with your stakeholders to prioritize and schedule engineering work. You will be responsible for all engineering team members, coaching and mentoring as they work to execute a set of agile stories to deliver the required features. You will also work with your direct reports to remove roadblocks, help with career development and coach the team on best practices and agile processes.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 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
• Experience in engineering team management
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
• Experience leading the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
• Experience in professional, non-internship software development
• Background in Computer Vision, Machine Learning and Robotics
• Experience with building and deploying AI systems in manufacturing automation
• Strong experience developing integration interfaces for industrial robot manipulators
• Hands-on expertise in robotics technologies, from front-end user interfaces to back-end systems

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
• Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers

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