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Compensation
$185–250K/yr
Location
Bellevue, WA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Amazon is hiring a Software Development Manager in Bellevue to lead engineering for an AI-native talent platform focused on Talent Evaluation. The manager will remain hands-on, guide engineers and agents, connect product domains, and coordinate across engineering teams and senior organizations. The role emphasizes automated development and verification, trustworthy AI, secure and user-friendly software, and helping corporate employees navigate growth and development.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Agentic Development, nice to haveAutomation, nice to haveVerification, nice to haveData Security, nice to haveData Privacy, nice to haveTechnical Judgment, nice to haveBusiness Judgment, nice to haveCommunication, nice to haveProject Management, nice to haveDistributed Systems Architecture, nice to haveSoftware Development Life Cycle, requiredDesign Patterns, requiredReliability, requiredScaling, requiredMulti-Tier Web Services, requiredCoding Standards, requiredCode Reviews, requiredSource Control Management, requiredBuild Processes, requiredTesting, requiredCertification, requiredLivesite Operations, requiredProduct Management Partnership, requiredRequirements Gathering, nice to haveTechnical Design, nice to haveProduct Strategy, nice to haveRecruiting, nice to haveHiring, nice to haveMentoring, nice to haveCoaching, nice to haveTeam Management, nice to have

Qualifications

3+ Years Engineering Team Management, required7+ Years Engineering Team Experience, required3+ Years Systems Design Experience, required8+ Years Multi-Tier Web Services Leadership, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Description

Imagine turning a scattered set of talent tools into a single, AI-native platform, and leading the engineering effort that makes it real. We are hiring a Software Development Manager in Bellevue to do exactly that. As a technical leader, you will stay hands-on while defining and measuring a new way of working built around the agentic development life cycle.

Day to day, you will work with your SDEs and steer agents to build the product experience for Talent Evaluation at Amazon. That means connecting multiple product domains, coordinating across engineering teams and several VP-level organizations, and owning the end-to-end experience for corporate Amazonians as they navigate their growth and development at Amazon.

This is not a typical people management role. You should be excited to experiment with the agentic development life cycle, go beyond vibe coding, introduce full automation, and build layers of verification that create trustworthy and responsible AI systems. Robust, user-friendly software and strong data security and privacy sit at the top of our priority list. The right candidate brings a passion for innovation, a keen interest in emerging technology, and genuine excitement about working in a high-impact domain.

The role rewards someone who is customer obsessed and thrives in a fast-paced environment, one that calls for strong technical and business judgment alongside solid communication and project management skills. You know how to help engineers navigate competing priorities and set clear expectations with customers, and you are well versed in distributed systems architecture and the software development life cycle.

Given the interdisciplinary nature and breadth of this space, the ideal candidate will coordinate across many internal and external teams and give senior leaders clear visibility through strong written and verbal communication. Beyond that, we are drawn to people who learn quickly, think big, execute both strategically and tactically, and motivate and mentor a team to deliver business value on time. They bring a creative, startup mindset and feel energized by new and ambiguous challenges.

Basic Qualifications

  • 3+ years of engineering team management experience

  • 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience

  • 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

  • 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience

  • 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 partnering with product or program management teams

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

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. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, WA, Bellevue - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually

How this job compares

Set against the 5,722 open Engineering Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$185–250K/yr
  • Washington median$185–250K/yr242 salary ranges
  • US median$144–257K/yr4,699 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $218K, is close to the Washington median midpoint ($218K) — in the middle half of Engineering Manager salary ranges in Washington.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 269 open Engineering Manager jobs in Washington and 5,722 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Washington
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Engineering Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 8 years at the median (5,008 postings).
Education
2,476 of the 5,722 open Engineering Manager jobs (43%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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